On July 25, 1936, India took to bat in their seventh match as a Test-playing nation. India's second innings saw Vijay Merchant and Syed Mushtaq Ali both score centuries at the top of the order, though Ali took less time to do so - 150 minutes in comparison with his team-mate's 255.
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The first Indian to score a test triple century is Virender Shewag.
The first Indian to score a first class triple century is Vijay Hazare.
Virendra sehwag has scored the first triple century for India against South Africa.
The first Indian cricketer to score a triple century in Test cricket was Virender Sehwag, who scored 309 runs against Pakistan on March 28, 2004.