Indian captains scoring seven or more test centuries
V Kohli’s 151 not out against England at Vizag on the first day of the test represent his seventh century while leading India. He became the fourth Indian captain to score seven or more centuries. Others are – SM Gavaskar {11}, M Azharuddin {09} and SR Tendulkar {07}. The performance of these four captains is furnished below
| SM GAVASKAR | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 116 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 2 | 205 | 1 | v West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 3 | 107 | 1 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 4 | 182* | 3 | v West Indies | Kolkata | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 5 | 120 | 1 | v West Indies | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 |
| 6 | 115 | 1 | v Australia | Delhi | 13 Oct 1979 |
| 7 | 123 | 1 | v Australia | Mumbai | 03 Nov 1979 |
| 8 | 166 | 2 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 |
| 9 | 172 | 2 | v England | Bangalore | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 10 | 155 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 11 | 127* | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| M AZAHRUDDIN | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 192 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Feb 1990 |
| 2 | 121 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 3 | 179 | 2 | v England | Manchester | 09 Aug 1990 |
| 4 | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 5 | 182 | 1 | v England | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1993 |
| 6 | 108 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bangalore | 26 Jan 1994 |
| 7 | 152 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 08 Feb 1994 |
| 8 | 163* | 2 | v Australia | Kolkata | 18 Mar 1998 |
| 9 | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| V KOHLI | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 115 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 2 | 141 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 3 | 147 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 06 Jan 2015 |
| 4 | 103 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 5 | 200 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 6 | 211 | 1 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 7 | 151* | 1 | v England | Vizag | 17 Nov 2016 |
| SR TENDULKAR | |||||
| No | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 169 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 2 | 143 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 02 Aug 1997 |
| 3 | 139 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 09 Aug 1997 |
| 4 | 148 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 03 Dec 1997 |
| 5 | 126* | 3 | v New Zealand | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 |
| 6 | 217 | 1 | v New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 7 | 116 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |