Captains scoring two or more double centuries in a calendar year

Captains scoring two or more double centuries in a calendar year

V Kohli became the sixth captain in the annals of test cricket to score two hundreds in the same calendar year. He scored 200 against West Indies at North Sound in Jul 2016 and followed it up with 211 against New Zealand in the ongoing test at Indore. He became the first Indian captain to accomplish such a feat. Other captains to perform  such a feat are –  MJ Clarke {04 in 2012}, DG Bradman {02 in 1937}, GS Chappell {02 in 1981}, BC Lara {02 in 2003} and BB McCullum {02 in 2014}. The performance of these six captains are furnished below

No No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 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
                 
2 1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
  2 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
                 
3 1 GS Chappell 204 2 Aus Ind Sydney 02 Jan 1981
  2 GS Chappell 201 2 Aus Pak Brisbane 27 Nov 1981
                 
4 1 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
  2 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
                 
5 1 BB McCullum 224 1 NZl Ind Auckland 06 Feb 2014
  2 BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
                 
6 1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016

 

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