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 |