Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test

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

 

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