Saud Shakeel, Sunil Gavaskar, and Bradman are on the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in the first 6 Tests, Thanks to Saud Shakeel’s maiden double century, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test match played in Galle With a phenomenal 208 off 361 balls in the first innings, the left-handed batsman held several surpassing several renowned sportsmen in Test match batting records.
Saud Shakeel surpassed the illustrious batsmen and moved up to third place in the first six Tests of his career by scoring 30 runs off 38 balls in the second innings.
The 27-year-old Saud Shakeel has now scored 818 runs in his first six Tests, third behind Sunil Gavaskar and Don Bradman who scored 912 and 862 runs in their first six matches respectively.
The stylish batsman surpassed Harry Brooke, George Headley, and Abdullah Shafiq who scored 809, 730, and 720 runs respectively in as many matches.
Earlier in the match, he surpassed Mohammad Hafeez in the list of highest individual scorers in Test cricket in Sri Lanka. It is worth noting that the left-handed batsman now holds the record for the highest career aggregate by a Pakistani after the first 12 innings of his Test career.
