Captains scoring a double century in the first innings and fifty plus scores in the second innings of a test

Captains scoring a double century in the first innings and fifty plus scores in the second innings of a test

V Kohli of India scored 243 and 50 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of a captain scoring a double century in the first innings and 50 plus runs in the second innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 MA Taylor 334* 92 Aus Pak Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
2 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
3 GC Smith 277 85 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
4 SP Fleming 274* 69* NZl Srl Col-PSS 25 Apr 2003
5 V Kohli 243 50 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017
6 RT Ponting 209 89 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
7 SM Gavaskar 205 73 Ind Win Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
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