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Australia tour of South Africa 2002
Tue, February 09 2016
Adam Gilchrist goes berserk to score the then fastest double hundred in Test history
February 23, 2002. Adam Gilchrist launched one of the most brutal assaults ever witnessed on a thoroughly decent South African bowling attack for a thundering double hundred. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day when he scored the then quickest double century in Test history and just missed out on becoming a millionaire to boot.