V Kohli emulates BC Lara in scoring five double centuries as captain

V Kohli emulates BC Lara in scoring five double centuries as captain

V Kohli of India scored 213 against Sri Lanka in  the  ongoing test against Sri  Lanka at Nagpur. This knock represents his fifth double century while leading India. He became the second captain in the history of test cricket to score five double centuries after BC Lara of West Indies. BC Lara has also scored five double centuries  while leading West Indies. He went past DG Bradman, MJ Clarke and GC Smith who had scored four double centuries while leading their respective countries. The following table lists all the five captains who  have scored four  double hundreds

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 200 1 Ind Win North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 V Kohli 211 1 Ind NZl Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 V Kohli 235 2 Ind Eng Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
4 V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 V Kohli 213 2 Ind Srl Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
               
1 BC Lara 213 2 Win Aus Kingston 13 Mar 1999
2 BC Lara 209 2 Win Srl Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
3 BC Lara 202 2 Win SAF Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
4 BC Lara 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10 Apr 2004
5 BC Lara 216 2 Win Pak Multan 19 Nov 2006
               
1 DG Bradman 270 3 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 DG Bradman 212 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
3 DG Bradman 234 2 Aus Eng Sydney 13 Dec 1946
4 DG Bradman 201 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
               
1 MJ Clarke 329* 2 Aus Ind Sydney 03 Jan 2012
2 MJ Clarke 210 1 Aus Ind Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
3 MJ Clarke 259* 2 Aus SAF Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
4 MJ Clarke 230 1 Aus SAF Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
               
1 GC Smith 277 1 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
2 GC Smith 259 2 SAF Eng Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
3 GC Smith 232 1 SAF Ban Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
4 GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013

 

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