Pakistan's Hanif Mohammad played the longest innings in Test cricket history, batting for 970 minutes to score 337 against West Indies in 1958. At which ground did he compile this marathon knock?

Answer Explanation

Hanif Mohammad batted for 970 minutes (over 16 hours) to score 337 for Pakistan against West Indies at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, in January 1958, still the longest individual Test innings ever played.

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