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Captains scoring a ninety and a century in a test – V Kohli joins the elite list

Captains scoring a ninety and a century in a test – V Kohli joins the elite list

V Kohli scored 97 and 103 in the ongoing test at Nottingham against England to provide the tenth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety and a century in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player 1st 2nd Team Opposition Ground Match Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 104 93 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 GS Sobers 152 95* West Indies v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
3 LRD Mendis 111 94 Sri Lanka v England Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
4 MA Atherton 94* 118 England v New Zealand Christchurch 14 Feb 1997
5 MA Taylor 334* 92 Australia v Pakistan Peshawar 15 Oct 1998
6 BC Lara 91 122 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
7 S Chanderpaul 92 153* West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown 26 May 2005
8 RT Ponting 101 99 Australia v South Africa Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
9 AD Mathews 91 157* Sri Lanka v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
10 V Kohli 97 103 India v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

 

V Kohli emulates SPD Smith and becomes the second captain to score a century and a half century in a test on five occasions

V Kohli emulates SPD Smith and becomes the second captain to score a century and a half century in a test on five occasions

V Kohli scored 97 and 103 in the ongoing test against England at Nottingham. It provides the fifth occasion of his scoring a century and a half-century in a test. He earned the distinction of becoming the second captain to score a century and a half-century in a test in the annals of test cricket. SPD Smith of Australia is the other captain to achieve such a feat. The feats of both these captains are tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
  2 V Kohli 167 81 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
  3 V Kohli 243 50 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  4 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  5 V Kohli 97 103 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
                 
2 1 SPD Smith 117 71 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  3 SPD Smith 138 53* Aus NZl Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
  4 SPD Smith 130 63 Aus Pak Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
  5 SPD Smith 76 102* Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017

 

Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test – V Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to score twin fifties in a test on five occasions

Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test – V Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to score twin fifties in a test on five occasions

V Kohli scored 97 and 103 in the ongoing test against England at Nottingham as at the lunch on the third day of the test providing the 18th occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 89 56 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 MAK Pataudi 86 53 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964
3 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
4 MAK Pataudi 75 85 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
5 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
7 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
8 SC Ganguly 68 99 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
9 R Dravid 81 68 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jun 2006
10 MS Dhoni 92 68* v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
11 MS Dhoni 56 55 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
12 MS Dhoni 52 56* v New Zealand Wellington 03 Apr 2009
13 MS Dhoni 77 74* v England Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
14 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
15 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
16 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
17 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
18 V Kohli 97 103 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 97 and 103 provides the fifth occasion of his scoring twin fifties in a test. He became the first Indian captain to score twin fifties on five occasions. He went past MS Dhoni who had scored the fifties in both innings of a test on four occasions. The following table lists  the performance of  MS Dhoni  and V Kohli

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 MS Dhoni 56 55 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* v New Zealand Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MS Dhoni 77 74* v England Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
             
1 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
3 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
4 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
5 V Kohli 97 103 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

Captains who have scored fifties in both innings of a test on five or more occasions – V Kohli joins the elite list

Captains who have scored fifties in both innings of a test on five or more occasions – V Kohli joins the elite list

V Kohli scored 97 and 103 in the ongoing test against England at Nottingham as at the lunch on the third day of the test providing the fifth occasion of his scoring fifties in both innings of a test as Indian captain. He became the first Indian captain to score the fifties in both innings of the test and joined the ten other captains who have performed such a feat on five or more occasions to become the eleventh captain to achieve such a feat in the annals of test cricket. The performance of these  eleven captains is tabulated below

No No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 1 RT Ponting 105 86* Aus NZl Auckland 26 Mar 2005
  2 RT Ponting 149 104* Aus Win Brisbane 03 Nov 2005
  3 RT Ponting 71 53 Aus SAF Perth 16 Dec 2005
  4 RT Ponting 120 143* Aus SAF Sydney 02 Jan 2006
  5 RT Ponting 103 116 Aus SAF Durban 24 Mar 2006
  6 RT Ponting 196 60* Aus Eng Brisbane 23 Nov 2006
  7 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
  8 RT Ponting 209 89 Aus Pak Hobart 14 Jan 2010
  9 RT Ponting 77 72 Aus Ind Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
                 
2 1 GC Smith 277 85 SAF Eng Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  2 GC Smith 126 50* SAF Win St John’s 29 Apr 2005
  3 GC Smith 63 68 SAF NZl Johannesburg 05 May 2006
  4 GC Smith 94 55 SAF Ind Cape Town 02 Jan 2007
  5 GC Smith 62 75 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
  6 GC Smith 53 115 SAF NZl Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
  7 GC Smith 52 52 SAF Eng Leeds 02 Aug 2012
                 
3 1 GS Chappell 123 109* Aus Win Brisbane 28 Nov 1975
  2 GS Chappell 68 54* Aus Win Melbourne 31 Jan 1976
  3 GS Chappell 52 70 Aus Pak Adelaide 24 Dec 1976
  4 GS Chappell 121 67 Aus Pak Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
  5 GS Chappell 74 124 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
  6 GS Chappell 56 57 Aus Pak Lahore 18 Mar 1980
                 
4 1 BC Lara 51 79 Win SAF Durban 26 Dec 1998
  2 BC Lara 67 75 Win NZl Wellington 26 Dec 1999
  3 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
  4 BC Lara 68 60 Win Aus St John’s 09 May 2003
  5 BC Lara 115 86 Win SAF Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
  6 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
                 
5 1 Misbah-ul-Haq 77 58* Pak SAF Abu Dhabi 20 Nov 2010
  2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 70* Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
  3 Misbah-ul-Haq 53 52 Pak Zim Harare 03 Sep 2013
  4 Misbah-ul-Haq 63 68* Pak Srl Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
  5 Misbah-ul-Haq 101 101* Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
  6 Misbah-ul-Haq 102 87 Pak Eng Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
                 
6 1 AR Border 140 114* Aus NZl Christchurch 28 Feb 1986
  2 AR Border 70 100* Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Dec 1986
  3 AR Border 66 60* Aus Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1989
  4 AR Border 76 51* Aus Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1989
  5 AR Border 106 78 Aus Srl Moratuwa 08 Sep 1992
                 
7 1 GA Gooch 333 123 Eng Ind Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
  2 GA Gooch 85 88 Eng Ind The Oval 23 Aug 1990
  3 GA Gooch 59 54 Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 1991
  4 GA Gooch 87 117 Eng Aus Adelaide 25 Jan 1991
  5 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
                 
8 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 57 86 Pak Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005
  2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 50 117* Pak Win Kingston 03 Jun 2005
  3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 53 72 Pak Eng Multan 12 Nov 2005
  4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 100* Pak Eng Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
  5 Inzamam-ul-Haq 69 56* Pak Eng Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
                 
9 1 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
  2 V Kohli 167 81 Ind Eng Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
  3 V Kohli 243 50 Ind Srl Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  4 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  5 V Kohli 97 103 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
                 
10 1 RB Simpson 67 71 Aus Ind Kolkata 17 Oct 1964
  2 RB Simpson 153 115 Aus Pak Karachi 24 Oct 1964
  3 RB Simpson 59 67 Aus Eng Melbourne 30 Dec 1965
  4 RB Simpson 55 103 Aus Ind Adelaide 23 Dec 1967
  5 RB Simpson 100 51 Aus Ind Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
                 
11 1 SPD Smith 117 71 Aus Ind Sydney 06 Jan 2015
  2 SPD Smith 134* 70* Aus Win Melbourne 26 Dec 2015
  3 SPD Smith 138 53* Aus NZl Christchurch 20 Feb 2016
  4 SPD Smith 130 63 Aus Pak Brisbane 15 Dec 2016
  5 SPD Smith 76 102* Aus Eng Melbourne 26 Dec 2017

 

KPL 2018 – Match No 04 – Hubli Tigers vs Shimogga Lions at Hubballi on 19.08.18 – Hubli Tigers won by 25 runs

KPL 2018 – Match No 04 – Hubli Tigers vs Shimogga Lions at Hubballi on 19.08.18 – Hubli Tigers won by 25 runs

Namma Shivamogga team has been rechristened as Shivamogga Lions from this edition of KPL. This team had entered the fray in the 2015 edition of KPL

N Bhille was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 88th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in KPL. It also provides the ninth occasion of a wicketkeeper-batsman dismissed stumped in KPL. All the  nine occasions are tabulated below

No Pos   Batsmen MoD Runs BF Team Oppositon Venue Date
1 02 + RK Sabharwal St 51 41 Mangalore Maharaajas Mysuru 19.09.09
2 03 + N Bille St 39 35 Maharajaas Provident Bangalore 26.09.10
3 04 + CM Gautham St 09 12 Mysuru-W Shivamogga Hubballi 03.09.15
4 04 + DT Patil St 23 28 Bellary Mysuru-W Hubballi 07.09.15
5 04 + G Chiranjeevi St 20 20 Belagavi Bellary Mysuru 13.09.15
6 07 + G Chiranjeevi St 02 03 Belagavi Bijapur Mysuru 18.09.15
7 02 + N Ullal St 00 01 Shivamogga Blasters Mysore 11.09.17
8 03 + A Bajpai St 16 23 Bulls Hubli-T Bangalore 16.08.18
9 04 + N Bhille St 15 17 Hubli-T Shivamogga Hubballi 19.08.18

A Hege was dismissed run out for a duck in this game to provide the 31st occasion of a batsman dismissed for a duck in KPL

Shivamogga Lions was led by AA Joshi in this game. He became the 30th captain to lead a team in KPL. He also became the third captain to lead Namma Shivamogga after STR Binny and B Akhil.

R Jonathan’s run-aggregate in KPL read 996 at the end of this game. He scored 29 in this game. He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. MA Agarwal occupies the first place with 1419 runs o his credit.

R Jonathan requires four more runs for his 1000 runs in KPL. If he gets them, he would become the second batsman to total 1000 plus runs in KPL. MA Agarwal is the other batsman to total 1000 plus runs in KPL – to be exact 1419 runs.

R Vinay Kumar’s run-aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 933. He now stands fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored most runs in KPL. Others are – MA Agarwal {1419}, R Jonathan {996}, B Chipli {988} and Mohd Taha {981}

R Vinay Kumar’s wicket-aggregate in KPL at the end of this game read 49.  He now stands second in the list of batsmen who have captured most wickets in KPL. K Gowtham occupies the first place with 52 wickets to his credit.

R Vinay Kumar requires one more wicket for his 50 wickets in KPL. If he gets them, he would become the second bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in KPL. K Gowtham is the other bowler who has captured 50 plus wickets in KPL – 52 wickets to be exact.

R Jonathan was caught by a substitute in this game for 29 to provide the 16th occasion of a batsman dismissed caught by Substitute in KPL. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Batsmen MoD Score Team Opposition Venue Date
1 C Raghu Ct-s 15 Maharajaas Bulls Bangalore 10.09.09
2 N Haldipur Ct-s 11 Mangalore Malnad Bangalore 15.09.09
3 RV Uthappa Ct-s 05 Brigadiers Malnad Bangalore 27.09.10
4 TK Ananth Ct-s 01 Brigadiers Malnad Bangalore 27.09.10
5 B Chipli Ct-s 20 Belgavi Bulls Bangalore 05.09.14
6 KB Pawan Ct-s 25 Mysuru-W Bellary Bangalore 07.09.14
7 Amit Verma Ct-s 06 Bellary Shivamogga Hubballi 06.09.15
8 CJ William Ct-s 30 Hubli-T Belagavi Hubballi 08.09.15
9 S Kaushik Ct-s 04 Hubli-T Belagavi Hubballi 08.09.15
10 DK Mathias Ct-s 16 Shivamogga Mangalore Hubballi 22.09.16
11 MK Pandey Ct-s 04 Mysuru-W Bulls Hubballi 23.09.16
12 J Suchith Ct-s 06 Mysuru-W Belgavi Hubballi 24.09.16
13 ND Ullal Ct-s 11 Mysuru-W Belgavi Hubballi 24.09.16
14 KN Bharath Ct-s 08 Panthers Bellary Mysore 12.09.17
15 HS Sharath Ct-s 17 Bulls Shivamogga Hubballi 22.09.17
16 R Jonathan Ct-s 29 Shivamogga Hubli-T Hubballi 19.08.17

R Jonathan was caught by a substitute in this game for 29 to provide the second occasion of a Shivamogga batsman dismissed caught by Substitute in KPL. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Batsmen MoD Score Team Opposition Venue Date
1 DK Mathias Ct-s 16 Shivamogga Mangalore Hubballi 22.09.16
2 R Jonathan Ct-s 29 Shivamogga Hubli-T Hubballi 19.08.17

NRS Prabhu was officiating his 33rd KPL game as an umpire. He now occupies the second place in the list of umpires who have officiated most matches in KPL. P Jayapal with 35 matches to his credit occupies the first place. NRS Prabhu went past SK Tarapore who has officiate 32 matches to occupy the second place.

Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings against England in England

Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings against England in England

HH Pandya captured 5 for 28 in the ongoing test at Nottingham against England to provide the 30th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
6 MH Mankad 46.0 15 101 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
7 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
8 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
9 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
10 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
11 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
12 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
13 BS Chandrasekhar 18.1 3 38 6 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1971
14 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
15 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
16 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
17 DR Doshi 47.1 17 102 6 1 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
18 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
19 RMH Binny 13.0 1 40 5 2 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
20 C Sharma 24.0 4 58 6 3 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
21 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
22 Harbhajan Singh 38.4 6 115 5 1 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 RP Singh 16.3 3 59 5 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
24 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
25 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
26 B Kumar 30.5 8 82 5 2 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
27 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
28 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
29 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
30 HH Pandya 6.0 1 28 5 2 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

HH Pandya became  the third Indian bowler to capture five wickets in an innings against England at Nottingham. The following table lists  all the three bowlers. HH Panda’s 5 for 28 is the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler against England at Nottingham

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
2 B Kumar 30.5 8 82 5 2 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
3 HH Pandya 6.0 1 28 5 2 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

HH Pandya became the fourth Indian bowler  to  capture five or  more wickets conceding less  than 50  runs against England in England. All such four occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HH Pandya 6.0 1 28 5 2 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 BS Chandrasekhar 18.1 3 38 6 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1971
4 RMH Binny 13.0 1 40 5 2 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986

 

RR Pant joins the elite list of wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals on test debut

RR Pant joins the elite list of wicket keepers who have effected five or more dismissals on test debut

RR Pant of India effected five dismissals in the ongoing test against England at Nottingham. His feat makes him the fifth wicketkeeper in the annals of test cricket to effect five or more dismissals on debut. The feats of these five glove men are detailed below. He is the first Indian wicketkeeper to effect five  or more dismissals on test debut

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 ATW Grout 6 6 0 3 Aus SAF Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
2 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 Eng NZl Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
3 HB Taber 5 5 0 1 Aus SAF Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
4 JA Maclean 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
5 PA Emery 5 4 1 3 Aus Pak Lahore 01 Nov 1994
6 RR Pant 5 5 0 2 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

RR Pant became the second wicketkeeper to effect five dismissals on debut against England after JA Maclean of Australia. JA Maclean has pouched five catches at Brisbane in Dec 1978. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JA Maclean 5 5 0 2 Aus Eng Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
2 RR Pant 5 5 0 2 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

RR Pant became the fourth Indian wicketkeeper to effect four or more dismissals in an innings on Test debut. All such occasions are detailed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RR Pant 5 5 0 2 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
2 PG Joshi 4 2 2 1 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 NS Tamhane 4 3 1 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 01 Jan 1955
4 CT Patankar 4 3 1 2 v New Zealand Kolkata 28 Dec 1955

RR Pant became the second Indian wicketkeeper to effect four or more dismissals in an innings on Test debut on away soil after NS Tamhane. NS Tamhane had effected four dismissals against Pakistan at Dhaka in Jan 1955. Both the occasions are detailed below. Thus it  took 63 years seven months  for  an Indian wicketkeeper to effect five or  more dismissals on test  debut on away soil

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RR Pant 5 5 0 2 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
3 NS Tamhane 4 3 1 1 v Pakistan Dhaka 01 Jan 1955

 

Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England

V Kohli and AM Rahane added 159 runs for the fourth wicket in  the ongoing test against England at  Nottingham to provide the 39th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in England. All such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 203 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 124 2 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
3 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 VS Hazare, DG Phadkar 6 105 3 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
5 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 106 1 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
6 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
7 AA Baig, NJ Contractor 2 109 4 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
8 FM Engineer, AL Wadekar 2 168 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
9 Hanumant Singh, MAK Pataudi 5 134 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
10 FM Engineer, SM Gavaskar 1 131 2 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
11 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 124 3 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
12 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
13 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
14 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 153 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
15 DB Vengsarkar, Yashpal Sharma 5 142 3 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
16 RJ Shastri, GR Viswanath 2 113 2 v England The Oval 08 Jul 1982
17 N Kapil Dev, SMH Kirmani 6 130 2 v England The Oval 08 Jul 1982
18 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
19 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 112 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
20 M Prabhakar, SR Tendulkar 7 160* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
21 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 4 139 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
22 N Kapil Dev, RJ Shastri 7 110 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
23 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
24 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 126 2 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
25 AB Agarkar, VVS Laxman 7 126 4 v England Lord’s 25 Jul 2002
26 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
27 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
28 SB Bangar, R Dravid 2 170 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
29 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 150 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
30 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
31 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 105 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
32 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 113 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
33 W Jaffer, KD Karthik 1 147 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
34 R Dravid, KD Karthik 2 127 1 v England The Oval 09 Aug 2007
35 R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh 5 128 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
36 A Mishra, SR Tendulkar 4 144 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
37 MS Dhoni, M Vijay 5 126 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
38 B Kumar, Mohammed Shami 10 111 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
39 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test at Nottingham. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
2 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
3 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
4 W Jaffer, KD Karthik 1 147 2 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
5 R Dravid, Yuvraj Singh 5 128 2 v England Nottingham 29 Jul 2011
6 MS Dhoni, M Vijay 5 126 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
7 B Kumar, Mohammed Shami 10 111 1 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
8 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test for the fourth wicket on England soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
3 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 4 139 1 v England The Oval 23 Aug 1990
4 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
5 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
6 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 105 2 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
7 A Mishra, SR Tendulkar 4 144 3 v England The Oval 18 Aug 2011
8 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in a test for the fourth wicket at Nottingham. Both the occasions are tabulated below. This partnership is a record partnership by Indian batsman for the fourth wicket at Nottingham

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 4 135 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
2 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the 15th occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against England in England. All  such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VM Merchant, S Mushtaq Ali 1 203 3 v England Manchester 25 Jul 1936
2 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
3 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 FM Engineer, AL Wadekar 2 168 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
5 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
6 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 153 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
7 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
8 M Prabhakar, SR Tendulkar 7 160* 4 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
9 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
10 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
11 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 163 3 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
12 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 150 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
13 SB Bangar, R Dravid 2 170 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
15 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership against England in England for the fourth wicketAll  such occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 M Azharuddin, SV Manjrekar 4 189 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
3 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
4 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

 

Indian captains scoring a ninety in a test innings

Indian captains scoring a ninety in a test innings

V Kohli of India scored 97 against England in the ongoing test at Nottingham to provide the 15th occasion of a Indian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 NJ Contractor 92 1 v Pakistan Delhi 08-Feb-61
2 MAK Pataudi 95 1 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 04-Nov-69
3 AL Wadekar 90 1 v England Kanpur 25-Jan-73
4 N Kapil Dev 98 1 v West Indies St John’s 28-Apr-83
5 M Azharuddin 97 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01-Dec-94
6 SR Tendulkar 92 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 27-Mar-97
7 SR Tendulkar 97 1 v South Africa Mumbai 24-Feb-00
8 SC Ganguly 98* 4 v Sri Lanka Kandy 22-Aug-01
9 SC Ganguly 99 3 v England Nottingham 08-Aug-02
10 R Dravid 95 2 v England Mohali 09-Mar-06
11 MS Dhoni 92 1 v Australia Mohali 17-Oct-08
12 MS Dhoni 98 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20-Nov-10
13 MS Dhoni 90 3 v South Africa Centurion 16-Dec-10
14 MS Dhoni 99 2 v England Nagpur 13-Dec-12
15 V Kohli 97 1 v England Nottingham 18-Aug-18

Captains who have scored nineties in a test innings against England

Captains who have scored nineties in a test innings against England

V Kohli of India scored 97 against England in the ongoing test at Nottingham to provide the 27th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety against England in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Hill 98 3 Aus Eng Adelaide 12 Jan 1912
2 HW Taylor 93 3 SAF Eng Durban 14 Feb 1914
3 HW Taylor 91 2 SAF Eng Durban 18 Jan 1923
4 HG Deane 93 2 SAF Eng The Oval 17 Aug 1929
5 RK Nunes 92 4 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
6 AL Hassett 92 1 Aus Eng Melbourne 23 Feb 1951
7 GS Sobers 94 3 Win Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
8 GS Sobers 95* 3 Win Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
9 AL Wadekar 90 1 Ind Eng Kanpur 25 Jan 1973
10 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
11 IM Chappell 90 1 Aus Eng Brisbane 29 Nov 1974
12 GS Chappell 98* 4 Aus Eng Sydney 04 Jan 1980
13 CH Lloyd 95 2 Win Eng Kingston 10 Apr 1981
14 LRD Mendis 94 3 Srl Eng Lord’s 23 Aug 1984
15 JG Wright 98 2 NZl Eng Lord’s 21 Jun 1990
16 MA Taylor 90 2 Aus Eng Adelaide 26 Jan 1995
17 RB Richardson 93 2 Win Eng The Oval 24 Aug 1995
18 BC Lara 93 1 Win Eng Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
19 JC Adams 98 2 Win Eng Birmingham 15 Jun 2000
20 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
21 SP Fleming 97 1 NZl Eng Leeds 03 Jun 2004
22 BC Lara 95 2 Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
23 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 Pak Eng Lahore 29 Nov 2005
24 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Mohali 09 Mar 2006
25 Shakib Al Hasan 96 3 Ban Eng Dhaka 20 Mar 2010
26 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
27 V Kohli 97 1 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against England. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AL Wadekar 90 1 Ind Eng Kanpur 25 Jan 1973
2 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
3 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Mohali 09 Mar 2006
4 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 V Kohli 97 1 Ind Eng Nottingham 18 Aug 2018

BC Lara, GS Sobers and HW Taylor are the three captains to score nineties on two occasions against England. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Taam Oppn Ground Start Date
1 BC Lara 93 1 Win Eng Georgetown 27 Feb 1998
2 BC Lara 95 2 Win Eng Birmingham 29 Jul 2004
               
1 GS Sobers 94 3 Win Eng Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
2 GS Sobers 95* 3 Win Eng Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
               
1 HW Taylor 93 3 SAF Eng Durban 14 Feb 1914
2 HW Taylor 91 2 SAF Eng Durban 18 Jan 1923