One of the most elegant cricketers to have ever played Test Cricket is the great Rohan Kanhai. He was one of those batters that inspired so many batters from around the world that wanted to become a great batter in Test Cricket. He excelled in Test Cricket. He played 79 Test Matches for West Indies. He made 6227 runs at an average of 47.73. He hit 15 hundreds and 2 double hundreds in Test Cricket. Rohan Kanhai only played 7 ODIs for West Indies and he made 164 runs.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Rohan Kanhai in Test Cricket
1) 256 vs India (1958)
The highest score in the career of Rohan Kanhai in Test Cricket was 256 that he scored against India way back in 1958. He was the best batter in the West Indies team at that time. He made a brilliant 256 runs from 488 balls. He smashed 42 fours In this innings meaning 168 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 54 in this test innings. Rohan Kanhai ensured that West Indies win this match by an innings and 336 Runs. It was a massacre
2) 217 vs Pakistan (1959)
The second double hundred in the test career of Rohan Kanhai was made not long after his first and that was against Pakistan in 1959. He loved batting against the Asian teams. West Indies were once again batting first and he made 217 runs from 396 balls. He smashed 32 fours in this innings meaning 128 Runs in boundaries. Rohan Kanhai was in his best form and West Indies once again won this match by an innings and 156 runs.
3) 157 vs England (1973)
Rohan Kanhai is one of those overseas batters that have their name in the Lord’s Honors Board. He played one of his very best test innings against England in 1973. He had a long test career and this was one of his last Test hundreds. He batted for 280 balls in this innings. He hit 19 fours meaning 76 runs in boundaries. He had a good strike rate of 66 in this innings. He played all around the ground. West Indies won this test match by an innings and 226 runs. It looks like whenever Rohan Kanhai scored big hundreds the West Indies won big.
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4) 150 vs England (1968)
This was one of his 3 150+ scores against England in Test Cricket. Rohan Kanhai loved batting against England and the neutral cricket fans enjoyed it. In this innings he made 150 runs against England from 301 balls. He hit 21 fours meaning 84 Runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 49.83. Rohan Kanhai absolutely decimated England across the years. This test match was a draw.
5) 129 vs Australia (1965)
The last innings in this list was a great hundred that he made against Australia. With this hundred Rohan Kanhai showed the world that he can dominate against any opposition. Rohan Kanhai made 129 sublime runs. He batted for 268 Balls in this innings. He hit 15 fours meaning 60 runs in boundaries. This test match was a draw. Rohan Kanhai was one of the first players to play the sweep shot in cricket.
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