Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test
V Kohli scored 167 in the first innings and 56 not out in the second innings at the end of the third of the test between India and England at Vizag to provide the 15th occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below
No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | VS Hazare | 89 | 56 | v England | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
2 | MAK Pataudi | 86 | 53 | v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 10 Oct 1964 |
3 | MAK Pataudi | 64 | 148 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
4 | MAK Pataudi | 75 | 85 | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1967 |
5 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
6 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
7 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 52 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
8 | SC Ganguly | 68 | 99 | v England | Nottingham | 08 Aug 2002 |
9 | R Dravid | 81 | 68 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 |
10 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 68* | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
11 | MS Dhoni | 56 | 55 | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
12 | MS Dhoni | 52 | 56* | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Apr 2009 |
13 | MS Dhoni | 77 | 74* | v England | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
14 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
15 | V Kohli | 167 | 56* | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
V Kohli scored 167 in the first innings and 56 not out in the second innings at the end of the third of the test between India and England at Vizag to provide the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are listed below. V Kohli became the first Indian captain to accomplish such a feat against England on home soil.
No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | VS Hazare | 89 | 56 | v England | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
2 | MAK Pataudi | 64 | 148 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
3 | SC Ganguly | 68 | 99 | v England | Nottingham | 8 Aug 2002 |
4 | MS Dhoni | 77 | 74* | v England | Birmingham | 10 Aug 2011 |
5 | V Kohli | 167 | 56* | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
The following list shows the Indian captains who have scored a century in one innings and a half century in the other innings.
No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | MAK Pataudi | 64 | 148 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
2 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
3 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
3 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 52 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
4 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
5 | V Kohli | 167 | 56* | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
It is noted with interest that SM Gavaskar and V Kohli achieved such a feat on two occasions. They have one thing common in these two occasions – both have scored centuries in each innings on one occasion. SM Gavaskar scored 107 and 182 not out against West Indies at Kolkata in Dec 1978, while V Kohli scored 115 and 141 against Australia at Adelaide in Dec 2014
No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 73 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
2 | SM Gavaskar | 107 | 182* | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
1 | V Kohli | 115 | 141 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
2 | V Kohli | 167 | 56* | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |