Indian captains scoring centuries against West Indies in tests

Indian captains scoring centuries against West Indies in tests

V Kohli’s 143 not out on the first day of the test at North Sound against West Indies provides the tenth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against West Indies. All such occasions are listed below

V Kohli needs seven more runs to become the second Indian captain to score 150 plus runs against West Indies after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored two centuries – 205 at Mumbai in Dec 1978 and 182 not out at Kolkata in Dec 1978.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar 205 1 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
2 SM Gavaskar 107 1 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
3 SM Gavaskar 182* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
4 SM Gavaskar 120 1 v West Indies Delhi 24 Jan 1979
5 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
6 DB Vengsarkar 102 3 v West Indies Delhi 25 Nov 1987
7 DB Vengsarkar 102* 2 v West Indies Kolkata 26 Dec 1987
8 R Dravid 146 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
9 MS Dhoni 144 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
10 V Kohli 143* 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016

V Kohli became the third Indian captain to score a century against West Indies in West Indies after N Kapil Dev and R Dravid. The feats of these three batsmen are listed below. V Kohli needs four more runs to earn the distinction of scoring most runs by an Indian captain against West Indies in West Indies. The record is with R Dravid who has made 146 at Gros Islet in Jun 2006. He also needs seven runs to become the first Indian captain to score 150 plus runs against West Indies in West Indies

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
2 R Dravid 146 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
3 V Kohli 143* 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016

 

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