Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena's 257 against Tamil Nadu is the third longest innings in terms of minutes by any batsman in the history of first-class game.
Published: Jan 21, 2012, 06:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Jan 21, 2012, 06:37 PM (IST)
Rajasthan batsman Vineet Saxena pipped former India coach Gary Kirsten whose 275 against England in Durban (1999-00) saw him stay 878 minutes (14 hours and 38 minutes) at the crease © Getty Images
Chennai: Jan 21, 2012
Rajasthan opener Vineet Saxena’s 257 against Tamil Nadu is the third longest innings in terms of minutes by any batsman in the history of first-class game.
Saxena has batted for an unbelievable 907 minutes (15 hours and seven minutes) and in the process is only behind former Himachal Pradesh captain Rajeev Nayyar who batted for 1015 minutes (16 hours 55 minutes) for his 271 against Jammu & Kashmir in a Ranji Trophy match at Chamba back in 1999-00.
Pakistan legend Hanif Mohammed is second in the list having batted 970 minutes scoring 337 against the West Indies at Bridgetown back in 1957-58.
Saxena has infact pipped former India coach Gary Kirsten whose 275 against England in Durban (1999-00) saw him stay 878 minutes (14 hours and 38 minutes) at the crease.
Some of the distinguished international names in the top-10 list are Len Hutton of England, Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka while Saxena’s opening partner Aakash Chopra is seventh in the list. (PTI)
Top 10 batsmen (According to duration)
Minutes Batsman
1015 Rajeev Nayyar (271)
970 Hanif Mohammad(337*)
*907 Vineet Saxena (257)
878 Gary Kirsten (275)
838 Stephen Cook (390)
821 Shivakant Shukla(178*)
812 Aakash Chopra (301*)
799 Sanath Jayasuriya(340)
797 Len Hutton (364)
796 Shitanshu Kotak(168*)
