Recently, New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra was in good form in the ODI World Cup. Now he scored a double century in the Test against South Africa. Rachin Ravindra played an innings of 240 runs off 366 balls. He hit 26 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Actually, this is Rachin Ravindra’s first Test century, but this young batsman has become the New Zealand batsman who played the biggest innings in his first Test century. In this matter, Rachin Ravindra has left Matthew Sinclair behind.
Former New Zealand player Matthew Sinclair scored his first Test century in 1999, he scored 214 runs in this century innings. Furthermore, Rachin Ravindra has joined a special list. In fact, Rachin Ravindra scored a double century at the age of 24 years and 79 days. This makes Ravindra the second youngest player to score a Test double century for New Zealand. Sinclair scored a double century at the age of 24 years and 47 days. Matthew Sinclair is at the top of this list.
Rachin Ravindra’s performance was excellent recently. In 10 matches in this tournament, Rachin Ravindra scored 578 runs at an average of 106.44. Apart from scoring three centuries, Rachin Ravindra crossed the half-century mark twice in the World Cup. At the same time, Rachin Ravindra remained at the fourth position in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in this tournament. Rachin Ravindra was also named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year by the ICC last year.