Former cricketer Hanif Mohammad was the first Pakistan player to score a triple century in Tests for his country. On his birth anniversary, let's look at batsmen who were the first to score a triple hundred for their respective countries.

Hanif Mohammad - 337

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Country - Pakistan. Opposition - West Indies. Fours - 24. Sixes - none. Date - 17 January 1958.
Hanif became the first Asian to score a triple century. He built strong partnerships with batsmen as Pakistan declared with 657 on board. Hanif played for an astonishing 970 minutes - the longest innings in Test cricket history. West Indies put up a tough fight with Everton Weekes and Conrad Hunte scoring big centuries that helped draw the 6-day Test.