V Kohli is the latest addition to the list of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition

V Kohli is the latest addition to the list of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition

V Kohli joined the list of batsmen  who have scored 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition

V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the 32nd  occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season
1 Foster RE Eng 287 FI Aus Sydney 1903-04
2 Bradman DG Aus 226 FI RSA Brisbane 1931-32
3 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955-56
4 Hanif Mohammad Pak 337 SI Win Bridgetown 1957-58
5 Boycott G Eng 246* FI Ind Headingley 1967  
6 Zaheer Abbas Pak 274 FI Eng Edgbaston 1971  
7 Rowe LG Win 214 FI NZl Kingston 1971-72
8 Richards IVA Win 232 FI Eng Trent Bridge 1976  
9 Gower DI Eng 200* FI Ind Edgbaston 1979  
10 Chappell GS Aus 204 FI Ind Sydney 1980-81
11 Qasim Omar Pak 206 FI Srl Faisalabad 1985-86
12 Jones DM Aus 210 FI Ind Chepauk 1986-87
13 Kuruppu DSBP Srl 201* FI NZl Col-CCC 1986-87
14 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992-93
15 Slater MJ Aus 219 FI Srl Perth 1995-96
16 Blewett GS Aus 214 FI RSA Wanderers 1996-97
17 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997-98
18 Sinclair MS NZl 214 FI Win Wellington 1999-00
19 Sangakkara KC Srl 230 FI Pak Lahore 2001-02
20 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001-02
21 Rudolph JA RSA 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002-03
22 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002  
23 Smith GC RSA 200 FI Ban East London 2002-03
24 Hayden ML Aus 380 FI Zim Perth 2003-04
25 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003-04
26 Smith GC RSA 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003  
27 Key RWT Eng 221 FI Win Lord’s 2004  
28 Hodge BJ Aus 203* SI RSA Perth 2005-06
29 Trott IJL Eng 203 FI Srl Cardiff 2011  
30 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012-13
31 Root JE Eng 200* FI Srl Lord’s 2014
32 Kohli V Ind 204 FI Ban Hyd-RGS 2016-17

V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season
1 Umrigar PR Ind 223 FI NZl Hyd-LBS 1955-56
2 Kambli VG Ind 227 FI Zim Delhi 1992-93
3 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan 2003-04
4 Pujara CA Ind 206* FI Eng Motera 2012-13
5 Kohli V Ind 204 FI Ban Hyd-RGS 2016-1

V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against Bangladesh. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season
1 Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001-02
2 Rudolph JA RSA 222* FI Ban Chittagong 2002-03
3 de Silva PA Srl 206 FI Ban Col-PSS 2002  
4 Smith GC RSA 200 FI Ban East London 2002-03
5 Kohli V Ind 204 FI Ban Hyd-RGS 2016-17

ML Hayden, Hanif Mohammad and  V Sehwag are the three batsman who have scored 300 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season
1 Hayden ML Aus 380 FI Zim Perth 2003-04
2 Hanif Mohammad Pak 337 SI Win Bridgetown 1957-58
3 Sehwag V Ind 309 FI Pak Multan

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