India, Nov. 9 -- Craig Ervine of Zimbabwe played a historic knock in the first Test against Afghanistan at Sharjah. He scored a double-century in the second innings of the match to become the third-oldest cricketer to achieve the landmark at 41 years and 82 days.

The last man aged over 40 to score a Test double-century was Graham Gooch. The English batter did it in 1994. Ervine scored 206 runs off 279 balls, taking the team's total to a massive 523/5 as the match ended in a draw.

The two players ahead of Ervine on the list are Eric Rowan and Jack Hobbs. Rowan scored 236 for South Africa against England at Headingley in 1951, when he was aged 42 years and six days. Hobbs scored 211 for England against South Africa at Lord's in 1924, aged...