V Kohli earns the distinction of scoring a century in his 50th test.
V Kohli of India earned the distinction of scoring a hundred in his 50th test when he scored 151 not out at the end of the first day against England the ongoing test at Vishakapatnam. His feat provides the 31st occasion of a batsman registering a hundred in his 50th test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Team | Score | Inns | Opp | Venue | Start date |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | Eng | 159 | FI | Win | The Oval | 14.08.28 |
| 2 | PR Umrigar | Ind | 112 | FI | Pak | Delhi | 08.02.61 |
| 3 | TW Graveney | Eng | 153 | FI | Pak | Lord’s | 23.06.62 |
| 4 | KF Barrington | Eng | 256 | FI | Aus | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | Aus | 103 | SI | Ind | Adelaide | 28.12.67 |
| 6 | WM Lawry | Aus | 205 | FI | Win | Melbourne | 26.12.68 |
| 7 | CH Lloyd | WI | 102 | FI | Ind | Bridgetown | 10.03.76 |
| 8 | GR Viswanath | Ind | 124 | SI | Win | Chennai | 12.01.79 |
| 9 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 221 | SI | Eng | The Oval | 30.08.79 |
| 10 | IT Botham | Eng | 128 | FI | Ind | Manchester | 24.06.82 |
| 11 | Javed Miandad | Pak | 280* | FI | Ind | Hyderabad-Sind | 14.01.83 |
| 12 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 100* | SI | Win | Trinidad | 11.03.83 |
| 13 | IVARichards | WI | 109 | FI | Ind | Georgetown | 31.03.83 |
| 14 | JG Wright | NZl | 138 | SI | Win | Wellington | 20.02.87 |
| 15 | MA Taylor | Aus | 170 | FI | SAF | Melbourne | 26.12.93 |
| 16 | RA Smith | Eng | 175 | FI | Win | St John’s | 16.04.94 |
| 17 | MA Atherton | Eng | 113 | FI | Win | Nottingham | 10.08.95 |
| 18 | WJ Cronje | SAF | 126 | FI | Eng | Nottingham | 22.07.98 |
| 19 | G Kirsten | SAF | 134 | SI | Win | Centurion | 15.01.99 |
| 20 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 188 | FI | Pak | Kandy | 28.06.00 |
| 21 | MA Butcher | Eng | 124 | FI | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.03 |
| 22 | HH Gibbs | SAF | 183 | FI | Eng | The Oval | 04.09.03 |
| 23 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 178 | FI | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.04 |
| 24 | CH Gayle | WI | 317 | FI | SAF | St John’s | 29.04.05 |
| 25 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 162 & 143 | FI | Ban | Chittagong | 03.01.09 |
| 26 | AB de Villiers | SAF | 104* | FI | Aus | Johannesburg | 02.03.09 |
| 27 | KP Pietersen | Eng | 102 | SI | Win | Trinidad | 10.03.09 |
| 28 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 103* | SI | Eng | Birmingham | 30.07.09 |
| 29 | AN Cook | Eng | 118 | FI | SAF | Durban | 26.12.09 |
| 30 | KS Willamson | NZl | 113 | FI | Zim | Bulawayo | 04.08.16 |
| 31 | V Kohli | Ind | 151* | FI | Eng | Vishakapatnam | 17.11.16 |
His feat provides the sixth occasion of an Indian batsman registering a hundred in his 50th test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Batsman | Team | Score | Inns | Opp | Venue | Start date |
| 1 | PR Umrigar | Ind | 112 | FI | Pak | Delhi | 08.02.61 |
| 2 | GR Viswanath | Ind | 124 | SI | Win | Chennai | 12.01.79 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 221 | SI | Eng | The Oval | 30.08.79 |
| 4 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 100* | SI | Win | Trinidad | 11.03.83 |
| 5 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 178 | FI | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.04 |
| 6 | V Kohli | Ind | 151* | FI | Eng | Vishakapatnam | 17.11.16 |
His feat provides the fifth occasion of a batsman registering a hundred in his 50th test against England in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below. V Kohli became the second Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat against England after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar had made 221 in the India’s second innings at The Oval in August 1979.
| No | Batsman | Team | Score | Inns | Opp | Venue | Start date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 221 | SI | Eng | The Oval | 30.08.79 |
| 2 | WJ Cronje | SAF | 126 | FI | Eng | Nottingham | 22.07.98 |
| 3 | HH Gibbs | SAF | 183 | FI | Eng | The Oval | 04.09.03 |
| 4 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 103* | SI | Eng | Birmingham | 30.07.09 |
| 5 | V Kohli | Ind | 151* | FI | Eng | Vishakapatnam | 17.11.16 |
The following are the other statistical observations on the feat of batsmen scoring hundreds in their 50th test.
Javed Miandad scored hundreds in his debut test, 50th test and 100th test. He is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to earn the distinction. Javed Miandad of Pakistan, GR Viswanath of India and AN Cook of England registered hundreds in his debut test and in thier 50th test. TM Dilshan is the only batsman to register hundreds in both innings of his 50th test. He is the 25th batsman to earn the distinction of scoring hundred in 50th test. G Kirsten scored zero and 134 in his 50th test. CH Gayle {317} remains the only batsman to register 300 plus runs in his 50th test. KF Barrington {256} is credited with the distinction of becoming the first batsman to score a double hundred in his 50th test. GR Viswanath-SM Gavaskar {brother-in-laws} are the only related cricketers in this elite list.
The following table lists the fourteen batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in their 50th test. V kohli became the third Indian batsman to score 150 plus runs in their 50th test after SM Gavaskar and VVS Laxman
| No | Batsman | Team | Score | Inns | Opp | Venue | Start date |
| 1 | CH Gayle | WI | 317 | FI | SAF | St John’s | 29.04.05 |
| 2 | Javed Miandad | Pak | 280* | FI | Ind | Hyderabad-Sind | 14.01.83 |
| 3 | KF Barrington | Eng | 256 | FI | Aus | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 4 | SM Gavaskar | Ind | 221 | SI | Eng | The Oval | 30.08.79 |
| 5 | WM Lawry | Aus | 205 | FI | Win | Melbourne | 26.12.68 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | Srl | 188 | FI | Pak | Kandy | 28.06.00 |
| 7 | HH Gibbs | SAF | 183 | FI | Eng | The Oval | 04.09.03 |
| 8 | VVS Laxman | Ind | 178 | FI | Aus | Sydney | 02.01.04 |
| 9 | RA Smith | Eng | 175 | FI | Win | St John’s | 16.04.94 |
| 10 | MA Taylor | Aus | 170 | FI | SAF | Melbourne | 26.12.93 |
| 11 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 162 | FI | Ban | Chittagong | 03.01.09 |
| 12 | JB Hobbs | Eng | 159 | FI | Win | The Oval | 14.08.28 |
| 13 | TW Graveney | Eng | 153 | FI | Pak | Lord’s | 23.06.62 |
| 14 | V Kohli | Ind | 151* | FI | Eng | Vishakapatnam | 17.11.16 |