Captains scoring a double century batting at number four in a test innings

Captains scoring a double century batting at number four in a test innings

V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the 21st occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WR Hammond 240 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
2 AD Nourse 208 1 SAF Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
3 PBH May 285* 3 Eng Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
4 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
5 CH Lloyd 242* 1 Win Ind Mumbai 23 Jan 1975
6 GS Chappell 235 1 Aus Pak Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
7 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
8 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
9 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
10 MD Crowe 299 3 NZl Srl Wellington 31 Jan 1991
11 Saleem Malik 237 3 Pak Aus Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
12 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
13 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
14 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
15 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
16 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
17 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
18 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
19 HM Amla 208 1 SAF Win Centurion 17 Dec 2014
20 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
21 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
2 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
4 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

V Kohli became the only Indian captain to score two double centuries while batting at number four. Prior to his double hundred today, he had scored 200 against West Indies at North Sound in Jul 2016.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the third occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings against New Zealand.  All such occasions are listed below. V Kohli  is the second Indian captain to accomplish such a feat after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 217 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 99

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AR Border 205 2 Aus NZl Adelaide 11 Dec 1987
2 SR Tendulkar 217 1 Ind NZl Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
3 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

BC Lara {03}, M Jayawardene {03}, Javed Miandad {02} and V Kohli {02} are the four captains to score double centuries on two or more occasions while batting at number four. The exploits of these four captains are furnished 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
               
1 M Jayawardene 374 2 Srl SAF Colombo (SSC) 27 Jul 2006
2 M Jayawardene 213* 1 Srl Eng Galle 18 Dec 2007
3 M Jayawardene 240 1 Srl Pak Karachi 21 Feb 2009
               
1 Javed Miandad 203* 2 Pak Srl Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
2 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
               
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

While analyzing the statistical table, we look for various combinations and permutations which are rare in nature and one such combination and permutation is an identical score. Javed Miandad and V Kohli have scored identical runs of 211 as captains batting at number four.  Javed Miandad of Pakistan had scored 211 against Australia at Karachi in Sep 1988 and 28 years later V Kohli emulated him by scoring 211 against New Zealand at Indore in Oct 2016

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

WL Mudroch, Javed Miandad and V Kohli are the three captains in the annals of test cricket to score an identical 211 batting at any position in a test innings

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 WL Mudroch 211 1 Aus Eng The Oval 11 Aug 1884
2 Javed Miandad 211 1 Pak Aus Karachi 15 Sep 1988
3 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

 

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