Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings in the annals of Test cricket
V Kohli’s 254 not out in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune provides the 19th occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in the annals of Test Cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DG Bradman | 270 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1937 |
| 2 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 3 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 4 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 5 | MD Crowe | 299 | 3 | NZl | NZl | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
| 7 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 8 | SP Fleming | 274* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Col-PSS | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 9 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 10 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 11 | BC Lara | 400* | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 12 | SP Fleming | 262 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 |
| 13 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 14 | Younis Khan | 313 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 15 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03 Jan 2012 |
| 16 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09 Nov 2012 |
| 17 | BB McCullum | 302 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 |
| 18 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 19 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | Ind | SAF | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain scoring 250 plus runs in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SP Fleming | 262 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 3 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09 Nov 2012 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 254* | 1 | Ind | SAF | Pune | 10 Oct 2019 |
GC Smith of South Africa, MJ Clarke of Australia and SP Fleming of New Zealand are the three captains who have scored 250 plus runs in a test innings on two occasions. The performance of these three captains are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 1 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 2 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 03 Jan 2012 |
| 2 | MJ Clarke | 259* | 2 | Aus | SAF | Brisbane | 09 Nov 2012 |
| 1 | SP Fleming | 274* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Col-PSS | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 2 | SP Fleming | 262 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 |