Rahul Dravid equaled Sunil Gavaskar's Indian record of most double centuries in Tests with his 233 in the Adelaide Test. It was his fourth double century in only his 73rd Test, while Gavaskar needed 125 Tests to make as many. The world record is held by Sir Donald Bradman. The Australian scored 12 double centuries in only 52 Tests.
A look at the top double centurions in Tests:
| 200s | Batsman | For | Mts | Aus | Eng | SA | WI | NZ | Ind | Pak | SL | Zim | Ban |
| 12 | DG Bradman | Aus | 52 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | WR Hammond | Eng | 85 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Javed Miandad | Pak | 124 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 5 | MS Atapattu | SL | 67 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | BC Lara | WI | 99* | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 4 | Zaheer Abbas | Pak | 78 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | L Hutton | Eng | 79 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | GS Chappell | Aus | 87 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 4 | CG Greenidge | WI | 108 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 125 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | R Dravid | Ind | 73* | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
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