Captains scoring double centuries in a test – V Kohli joins the long list

Captains scoring double centuries in a test – V Kohli joins the long list

V Kohli of India scored 200 in the just concluded North Sound Test  between West Indies and India to provide the 70th occasion of a captain scoring a double century in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Murdoch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 HL Collins 203 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
4 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
5 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng  Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
6 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
7 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
8 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
9 L Hutton 205 2 Eng  Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
10 DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
11 PBH May 285* 3 Eng  Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
12 ER Dexter 205 2 Eng  Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
13 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
14 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
15 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 Pak NZl Lahore 02 Apr 1965
16 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
17 RB Simpson 225 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 28 Jan 1966
18 GT Dowling 239 1 NZl Ind Christchurch 22 Feb 1968
19 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
20 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
21 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
22 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
23 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
24 GS Chappell 201 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 27 Nov 1981
25 DI Gower 215 2 Eng  Aus Birmingham 15 Aug 1985
26 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
27 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
28 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
29 GA Gooch 333 1 Eng  Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
30 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
31 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
32 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
33 Wasim Akram 257* 2 Pak Zim Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
34 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
35 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
36 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
37 CL Hooper 233 1 Win Ind Georgetown 11 Apr 2002
38 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
39 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
40 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
41 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
42 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
43 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
44 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srl Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
45 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
46 RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
47 S Chanderpaul 203* 1 Win SAF Georgetown 31 Mar 2005
48 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
49 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
50 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
51 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
52 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
53 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
54 Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
55 RT Ponting 209 1 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
56 KC Sangakkara 219 1 Srl Ind Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
57 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
58 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
59 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
60 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
61 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
62 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 08 Mar 2013
63 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
64 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
65 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
66 BB McCullum 202 2 NZl Pak Sharjah 26 Nov 2014
67 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
68 AN Cook 263 2 Eng  Pak Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
69 HM Amla 201 2 SAF Eng Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
70 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

V Kohli became the fifth Indian captain to score a double century in a test after MAK Pataudi, SM Gavaskar, SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni. The performance of these five captains are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
2 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
3 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
4 MS Dhoni 224 2 Ind Aus Chennai 22 Feb 2013
5 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

V Kohli became the sixth captain to score a double century against West Indies in a test after PBH May, RB Simpson, WM Lawry, SM Gavaskar and HM Amla. The performance of these six captains are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 PBH May 285* 3 Eng  Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
3 WM Lawry 205 2 Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 1968
4 SM Gavaskar 205 1 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
5 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
6 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

BC Lara with five double centuries to his credit holds the record for most double centuries by a aaptain in the annals of test cricket. DG Bradman of England, GC Smith of South Africa and MJ Clarke of Australia are the three captains to score four double centuries. The performance of these four captains are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
2 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
3 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
4 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
5 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
               
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
4 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012

BC Laras’ fifth double century – 216 against Pakistan at Multan in Nov 2006 earned him two records. It was the double century with which he earned the record for most double centuries as captain surpassing DG Bradman’s four double centuries. It was also the 50th double century by a captain in the annals of test cricket

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