V Kohli joins the select band of captains who have scored ten or more fifties in winning tests
V Kohli’s 103 not out at Galle against Sri Lanka provides his tenth fifty in India’s winning tests as captain. All his fifties are tabulated below. He became the first Indian captain to score ten fifties in India’s winning tests.
No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | 78 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | 20 Aug 2015 |
2 | 88 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
3 | 200 | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
4 | 211 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
5 | 167 | 4 | 1 | v England | Vizag | 17 Nov 2016 |
6 | 81 | 4 | 3 | v England | Vizag | 17 Nov 2016 |
7 | 62 | 4 | 2 | v England | Mohali | 26 Nov 2016 |
8 | 235 | 4 | 2 | v England | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
9 | 204 | 4 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
10 | 103* | 4 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the 13th captain in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more fifties. The following table lists all the thirteen captains with their performances
No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 50+ |
1 | RT Ponting | Aus | 48 | 87 | 12 | 4434 | 209 | 59.12 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
2 | GC Smith | SAF | 53 | 84 | 08 | 4679 | 259 | 61.56 | 16 | 19 | 35 |
3 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pak | 26 | 43 | 11 | 2230 | 114 | 69.68 | 07 | 17 | 24 |
4 | CH Lloyd | Win | 36 | 51 | 05 | 2792 | 242* | 60.69 | 08 | 13 | 21 |
5 | SR Waugh | Aus | 41 | 56 | 10 | 2546 | 157* | 55.34 | 11 | 07 | 18 |
6 | GS Chappell | Aus | 21 | 36 | 09 | 2197 | 204 | 81.37 | 09 | 08 | 17 |
7 | AN Cook | Eng | 24 | 44 | 06 | 2190 | 190 | 57.63 | 07 | 09 | 16 |
8 | DG Bradman | Aus | 15 | 23 | 03 | 2478 | 270 | 123.90 | 12 | 03 | 15 |
9 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 24 | 42 | 07 | 2137 | 329* | 61.05 | 08 | 05 | 13 |
10 | RB Simpson | Aus | 12 | 22 | 02 | 1518 | 225 | 75.90 | 06 | 07 | 13 |
11 | SPD Smith | Aus | 12 | 21 | 04 | 1429 | 165* | 84.05 | 06 | 07 | 13 |
12 | M Jayawardene | Srl | 18 | 29 | 02 | 2006 | 374 | 74.29 | 08 | 04 | 12 |
13 | V Kohli | Ind | 17 | 31 | 02 | 1784 | 235 | 61.51 | 06 | 04 | 10 |