Captains scoring double centuries on away soil – V Kohli’s double century at North Sound came after 51 years against West Indies in West Indies

Captains scoring double centuries on away soil – V Kohli’s double century at North Sound came after 51 years against West Indies in West Indies

V Kohli of India scored 200 in the just concluded test at North Sound between West Indies and India to provide the 23rd occasion of a captain scoring a double century on away soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp 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 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
4 L Hutton 205 2 Eng Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
5 ER Dexter 205 2 Eng Pak Karachi 02 Feb 1962
6 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
7 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
8 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win India Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
9 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
10 AR Border 200* 1 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1993
11 MA Taylor 334* 1 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
12 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
13 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
14 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
15 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
16 MS Atapattu 249 2 Srk Zim Bulawayo 14 May 2004
17 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
18 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
19 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
20 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
21 DPMD Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 200 2 Ban Srl Galle 8 Mar 2013
23 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian captain to score a double century on away soil when he scored 200 runs against West Indies at North Sound

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

V Kohli became the third captain to score a double century against West Indies in West Indies after L Hutton of England and RB Simpson of Australia. The last occasion of a captain scoring a double century against West Indies in West Indies was in May 1965 when RB Simpson had scored 201 at Bridgetown. It took 51 years for another captain to emulate RB Simpson. V Kohli’s 200 came in Jul 2016.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 L Hutton 205 2 Eng Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
3 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016

BC Lara, GC Smith. RB Simpson and SP Fleming are the four captain who have scored double centuries son two or more occasions. The performance of these four captains are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
2 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
               
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
               
1 RB Simpson 311 1 Aus Eng Manchester 23 Jul 1964
2 RB Simpson 201 1 Aus Win Bridgetown 05 May 1965
               
1 SP Fleming 274* 1 NZl Srl Colombo (PSS) 25 Apr 2003
2 SP Fleming 202 1 NZl Ban Chittagong 26 Oct 2004
3 SP Fleming 262 1 NZl SAF Cape Town 27 Apr 2006
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