After no play was possible on Day 3 of the 3rd Test between Australia and South Africa, Usman Khawaja laughingly said it'd be harsh if Pat Cummins declared and the opener would be left stranded on 195*, 5 runs short of his maiden Test double hundred. However, this no longer felt like a joke as the first session was washed on Day 4 as well, and the Australian skipper decided to declare the innings to somehow squeeze out a result. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Understandably, Usman Khawaja would be disappointed to not reach his maiden double hundred in Tests after putting on a batting display in Sydney. However, this is not the first time a batter has remained stranded in the 190s while his captain has declared the innings. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul Dravid declaring when Sachin Tendulkar was on 194*<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n In the Multan Test in 2004 against Pakistan, India were in a brilliant position with a score of 675 runs in the first innings with 5 wickets in hand. Sachin Tendulkar was batting unbeaten on 194* when skipper Rahul Dravid declared the innings. Sachin also seemingly looked shocked at this decision and there was a lot of media uproar that followed. However, India won the match by an inning and 52 runs and the matter slowly went into nothingness. <\/p>\r\n\r\n Harsh Declarations!#RahulDravid<\/a> #PatCummins<\/a> #UsmanKhawaja<\/a> #SachinTendulkar<\/a> #AUSvSA<\/a> #CricketTwitter<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/2jGjpgMvvb<\/a><\/p>\r\n— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) January 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n