Brian Lara's distinction
Brian Lara of West Indies holds the record for most double hundreds as captain in the annals of test cricket. He has score five double hundreds. His fifth double hundred was 216 against Pakistan at Lahore in 2006-07. He wrested Don Bradman’s record of four double hundreds which were scored while leading Australia. The following table lists out the double hundreds scored by BC Lara and DG Bradman when they were leading West Indies and Australia respectively and are in chronological order
| 1 | 270 | DG Bradman | Aus v Eng | Melbourne | 1936-37 |
| 3 | 212 | DG Bradman | Aus v Eng | Adelaide | 1936-37 |
| 2 | 234 | DG Bradman | Aus v Eng | Sydney | 1946-47 |
| 4 | 201 | DG Bradman | Aus v Ind | Adelaide | 1947-48 |
| 1 | 213 | BC Lara | Win v Aus | Kingston | 1998-99 |
| 2 | 209 | BC Lara | Win v Slk | Gros Islet | 2003 |
| 3 | 400* | BC Lara | Win v Eng | St John’s | 2003-04 |
| 4 | 202 | BC Lara | Win v SAF | Johannesburg | 2003-04 |
| 5 | 216 | BC Lara | Win v Pak | Multan | 2006-07 |