Sehwag now has five of the fastest
double tons in Test history
Virender Sehwag's astonishing unbeaten 284 took India to 443-1 in reply to Sri Lanka's 393 after just two days of the final Test at the Brabourne Stadium.
Sehwag scored his runs off 239 balls. It was the second fastest double ton in Test history, and the fastest 250.
Only Sri Lanka's slow over-rate stopped him having a stab at Don Bradman's record haul in a day's play, 309.
But he remains on course to be the first man ever to hit three triple centuries in Test cricket.
By scoring xx more runs on Friday, he would go ahead of Bradman and West Indian Brian Lara (who each have two) - and almost certainly break his own record for the fewest balls faced to register a Test triple century.
Although the day began with Sri Lanka on 366-8, India - from 79 overs - recorded their best ever score from a single day's play, and that was all down to the remarkable batting of the Delhi-born 31-year-old.
Sehwag now has five of the fastest nine double hundreds in Test history, and has scored six in total. With Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara tending to post fielders in his scoring areas on the leg-side, he showed some remarkably inventive hitting through the off-side.
Reverse-sweeps and paddles were picked off with ease, as were a succession of delightful late cuts and drives lofted over extra cover as he backed away to the leg-side.
He was dropped just once, by Mahela Jayawardene at slip off Tillakaratne Dilshan, by which time he had already amassed 273.
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