Which player was dropped from his team though he had scored a double century in the prior test match?

Answer 1

Geoff Boycott

Geoff Boycott was dropped after he made his maiden double century, his career's best score = 246 not out. Boycott had batted for 573 minutes, 555 balls, hitting 30 fours and a six. England had made 550 for 4 wickets declared from 183 overs and even though India went on to lose the game early on last day, Boycott wasn't sent out to score winning target of 125 and then was asked to sit out next test match.