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Statistical milestones at the end of the second day of the Pune Test between India and South Africa

Statistical milestones at the end of the second day of the Pune Test between India and South Africa

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V Kohli has an aggregate of 6800 test runs prior to the start of the second test and required 200 runs to reach 7000 runs. He scored 254 not out in the first innings of this test which fetched him an aggregate of 7054 runs. He became the seventh Indian batsman to total 7000 plus test runs. Others are –  SR Tendulkar {15921}, R Dravid {13265}, SM Gavaskar {10122}, VVS Laxman {8781},V Sehwag {8503} and S Ganguly {7212}

V Kohli has scored 18 centuries while leading India prior to the start of the second test. His 254 not out fetched him 19 centuries and he now shares the second place with RT Ponting for most centuries by a captain in the annals of test cricket. RT Ponting has also scored 19 centuries while skippering Australia. GC Smith of South Africa owns the record for most centuries by a captain in tests with 25 centuries to his credit.

V Kohli would become India’s highest run getter as captain at home if he scores 130 runs. He has an aggregate of 2297 runs prior to start of the second test. He scored 254 runs in the first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 2551 runs. He went past SM Gavaskar’s 2426 runs to own the record of highest run getter as captain at home

V Kohli also became the first Indian captain to total 2500 plus runs at home.

V Kohli has an aggregate of 2297 runs as captain at home prior to start of the second test. 203 more runs would fetch him an aggregate of 2500 runs. He scored 254 runs in the first innings which fetched him an aggregate of 2551 runs He became the first Indian captain to total 2500 runs at home. He would also become the seventh captain to total 2500 plus runs at home in the annals of test cricket. Others are – RT Ponting {3555}, AR Border {3448}, GC Smith {3380}, GS Chappell {2948}, GA Gooch {2820} and BC Lara {2743}

V Kohli has scored eight centuries at home as captain prior to the start of the second test. His 254 not out fetched him his ninth century at home and he now shares the Indian record for most century by a captain with SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar has scored nine centuries at home as captain. Other captains to score exact nine centuries at home are – DG Bradman {09}, MJ Clarke {09}, GA Gooch {09}, DPMD Jayawardene {09} and BC Lara {09}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 809 runs against South Africa prior to the start of the second test. He needs 191 more runs for his 1000 runs. He scored 254 not out in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 1063 runs. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against South Africa. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1741}, V Sehwag {1306} and R Dravid {1252}

V Kohli has an aggregate of 537 runs against South Africa as captain in eight tests prior to the start of the second test. He needs 17 more runs to overhaul the aggregate of 553 runs by SR Tendulkar. He scored 254 not out in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 791 runs. He achieved the double distinction of captaining India in most tests against South Africa and also own the record for most runs by an Indian captain against South Africa, This test is the ninth test as captain against South Africa for V Kohli. He would go past SR Tendulkar and MS Dhoni who  have led India in eight tests against South Africa.

V Kohli has not registered a century against South Africa at home prior to the start of the second test. His highest score is 88 in the second innings of the Delhi Test in Dec 2015. He registered his first century against South Africa at home with his 254 not out in India’s first innings.

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needs one more wicket for his 100 wickets. He returned with figures of one for 196 in India’s first innings to become the 17th South African bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in Tests. The following table lists the other sixteen South African bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in Tests

No Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Ave 5 10
1 DW Steyn 2004-2019 93 171 18608 10077 439 22.95 26 5
2 SM Pollock 1995-2008 108 202 24353 9733 421 23.11 16 1
3 M Ntini 1998-2009 101 190 20834 11242 390 28.82 18 4
4 AA Donald 1992-2002 72 129 15519 7344 330 22.25 20 3
5 M Morkel 2006-2018 86 160 16498 8550 309 27.66 8 0
6 JH Kallis 1995-2013 165 270 20172 9497 291 32.63 5 0
7 VD Philander 2011-2019 59 111 10624 4721 216 21.85 13 2
8 K Rabada 2015-2019 38 71 7052 3940 177 22.25 9 4
9 HJ Tayfield 1949-1960 37 61 13568 4405 170 25.91 14 2
10 PR Adams 1995-2004 45 76 8850 4405 134 32.87 4 1
11 TL Goddard 1955-1970 41 75 11736 3226 123 26.22 5 0
12 A Nel 2001-2008 36 69 7630 3919 123 31.86 3 1
13 PM Pollock 1961-1970 28 52 6522 2806 116 24.18 9 1
14 NAT Adcock 1953-1962 26 46 6391 2195 104 21.10 5 0
15 PL Harris 2007-2011 37 63 8809 3901 103 37.87 3 0
16 N Boje 2000-2006 43 72 8620 4265 100 42.65 3 0

KA Maharaj has captured 99 wickets in his test career prior to the start of the second test. He needed one more wicket for his 100 wickets. He returned with figures of one for 196 in India’s first innings to become the 191st bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in the annals of Test cricket.

200 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen in Test innings.

200 plus runs partnerships by Indian batsmen in Test innings.

V Kohli and RA Jadeja of India stitched a fifth-wicket partnership of 225 runs  against South Africa in the ongoing Test at Pune to provide the 83rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnership in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated 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, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
3 VS Hazare, VL Manjrekar 4 222 1 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
4 VS Hazare, MH Mankad 3 211 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
5 VL Manjrekar, P Roy 2 237 3 v West Indies Kingston 28 Mar 1953
6 VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar 3 238 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
7 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
8 S Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 204 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
9 SM Gavaskar, BP Patel 5 204 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
10 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
11 DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath 3 210 3 v England Lord’s 02 Aug 1979
12 CPS Chauhan, SM Gavaskar 1 213 4 v England The Oval 30 Aug 1979
13 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
14 M Amarnath, AD Gaekwad 2 200 3 v West Indies St John’s 28 Apr 1983
15 SM Patil, RJ Shastri 5 200 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
16 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
17 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
18 M Amarnath, SM Gavaskar 2 224 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1986
19 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
20 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
21 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 200 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
22 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
23 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 3 255 1 v England Nottingham 04 Jul 1996
24 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 6 222 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
25 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 4 221 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
26 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
27 R Dravid, S Ramesh 2 232 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 24 Feb 1999
28 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 229 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
29 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
30 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
31 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
32 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
33 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
34 VVS Laxman, A Ratra 7 217 1 v West Indies St John’s 10 May 2002
35 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 249 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
36 SB Bangar, V Sehwag 1 201 1 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
37 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
38 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
39 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 4 353 1 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2004
40 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 336 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
41 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
42 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 259 1 v Bangladesh Chattogram 17 Dec 2004
43 R Dravid, V Sehwag 1 410 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
44 MS Dhoni, IK Pathan 6 210 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
45 R Dravid, W Jaffer 3 203 3 v West Indies St John’s 02 Jun 2006
46 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
47 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
48 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
49 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
50 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
51 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 224 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
52 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
53 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
54 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
55 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 222* 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 24 Jan 2010
56 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
57 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
58 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
59 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
60 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
61 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
62 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
63 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
64 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
65 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
66 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
67 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 283 1 v Bangladesh Fatullah 10 Jun 2015
68 S Dhawan, V Kohli 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
69 R Ashwin, WP Saha 6 213 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 09 Aug 2016
70 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
71 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
72 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
73 V Kohli, J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
74 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
75 S Dhawan, CA Pujara 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
76 CA Pujara, AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
77 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
78 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
79 RR Pant, KL Rahul 6 204 4 v England The Oval 07 Sep 2018
80 CA Pujara, PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
81 RA Jadeja, RR Pant 7 204 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
82 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
83 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 6 222 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
2 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
3 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
4 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
5 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
6 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
7 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
8 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
9 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
10 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fifth wicket.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 SM Gavaskar, BP Patel 5 204 2 v West Indies Port of Spain 24 Mar 1976
2 SM Patil, RJ Shastri 5 200 1 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
3 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
4 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
5 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
6 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
7 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
8 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 303 2 v Australia Adelaide 12 Dec 2003
9 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
10 SK Raina, SR Tendulkar 5 256 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Jul 2010
11 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings for the fifth wicket against South Africa. Both the occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest partnership for the fifth wicket by Indian batsmen against South Africa.

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 5 220 1 v South Africa Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
2 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the 47th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a 200 plus runs partnership in a test innings at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare, VM Merchant 3 211 2 v England Delhi 02 Nov 1951
2 VL Manjrekar, PR Umrigar 3 238 1 v New Zealand Hyd-LBS 19 Nov 1955
3 MH Mankad, P Roy 1 413 1 v New Zealand Chennai 06 Jan 1956
4 SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar 2 344* 3 v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
5 GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma 3 316 1 v England Chennai 13 Jan 1982
6 SMH Kirmani, RJ Shastri 7 235 2 v England Mumbai 28 Nov 1984
7 M Azharuddin, RJ Shastri 5 214 1 v England Kolkata 31 Dec 1984
8 RJ Shastri, DB Vengsarkar 6 298* 2 v Australia Mumbai 15 Oct 1986
9 M Azharuddin, N Kapil Dev 6 272 2 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 17 Dec 1986
10 SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth 1 200 2 v Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987
11 M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar 5 202 1 v West Indies Nagpur 01 Dec 1994
12 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 256 1 v Sri Lanka Mumbai 03 Dec 1997
13 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 229 3 v New Zealand Mohali 10 Oct 1999
14 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 4 281 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 29 Oct 1999
15 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 213 2 v Zimbabwe Delhi 18 Nov 2000
16 R Dravid, SR Tendulkar 3 249 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
17 R Dravid, VVS Laxman 5 376 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
18 SB Bangar, V Sehwag 1 201 1 v West Indies Mumbai 09 Oct 2002
19 VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar 5 214 3 v West Indies Kolkata 30 Oct 2002
20 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 218 2 v South Africa Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
21 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 300 1 v Pakistan Bengaluru 08 Dec 2007
22 W Jaffer, V Sehwag 1 213 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
23 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 268 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
24 G Gambhir, VVS Laxman 4 278 1 v Australia Delhi 29 Oct 2008
25 R Dravid, G Gambhir 2 314 1 v England Mohali 19 Dec 2008
26 MS Dhoni, R Dravid 6 224 1 v Sri Lanka Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
27 G Gambhir, V Sehwag 1 233 1 v Sri Lanka Kanpur 24 Nov 2009
28 V Sehwag, M Vijay 1 221 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
29 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
30 V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar 3 249 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
31 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 259* 2 v South Africa Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
32 SR Tendulkar, M Vijay 3 308 2 v Australia Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
33 R Dravid, V Sehwag 2 237 1 v New Zealand Ahmedabad 04 Nov 2010
34 MS Dhoni, VVS Laxman 7 224 1 v West Indies Kolkata 14 Nov 2011
35 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
36 S Dhawan, M Vijay 1 289 2 v Australia Mohali 14 Mar 2013
37 R Ashwin, RG Sharma 7 280 2 v West Indies Kolkata 06 Nov 2013
38 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
39 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
40 V Kohli, CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
41 V Kohli, J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
42 V Kohli, AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
43 CA Pujara, M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
44 V Kohli, M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
45 CA Pujara, PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
46 MA Agarwal, RG Sharma 1 317 1 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
47 RA Jadeja, V Kohli 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
V Kohli emulates SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th Test as captain

V Kohli emulates SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th Test as captain

The following table furnishes the performance of seventeen captains in their 50th test. Column P50 indicates the 50th test.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 GC Smith SAF 109 50 2 – 002 NZl Centurion 16.11.07
2 AR Border Aus 93 50 89 83 172 Eng Sydney 02.01.83
3 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
4 RT Ponting Aus 77 50 79 – 079 NZl Adelaide 28.11.08
5 CH Lloyd Win 74 50 24 3 027 Ind Kingston 23.02.83
6 MS Dhoni Ind 60 50 19 29 048 SAF Johannesburg 18.12.13
7 AN Cook Eng 59 50 105 76* 181 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
8 SR Waugh Aus 57 50 100* – 100 Ban Darwin 18.07.03
9 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 56 50 31 13 044 NZl Christchurch 17.11.16
10 A Ranatunga Srl 56 50 20 43 063 SAF Cape Town 19.03.98
11 MA Atherton Eng 54 50 0 1 001 Win Georgetown 27.02.98
12 WJ Cronje SAF 53 50 0 – 000 Eng Cape Town 02.01.00
13 MP Vaughan Eng 51 50 0 21 021 SAF Leeds 18.07.08
14 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254*   254 SAF Pune 10.10.19
15 IVA Richards Win 50 50 2 60 062 Eng The Oval 08.08.91
16 AJ Strauss Eng 50 50 20 1 021 SAF Lord’s 16.08.12
17 MA Taylor Aus 50 50 2 2 04 Eng Sydney 02.01.99

V Kohli became the fifth captain the  annals of Test cricket to lead a team in his 50th test against South Africa.The performance of these five captains in their 50th test is furnished below.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Ranatunga Srl 56 50 20 43 063 SAF Cape Town 19.03.98
2 MP Vaughan Eng 51 50 0 21 021 SAF Leeds 18.07.08
3 AJ Strauss Eng 50 50 20 1 021 SAF Lord’s 16.08.12
4 MS Dhoni Ind 60 50 19 29 048 SAF Johannesburg 18.12.13
5 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254*   254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

AN Cook of England, SP Fleming of New Zealand, SR Waugh of Australia and V Kohli of India are the four captains who celebrated their 50th captaincy assignment with a century. The following table lists  their performance in their 50th test.V Kohli being the latest entry into this elite list

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AN Cook Eng 59 50 105 76* 181 Pak Manchester 22.07.16
2 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
3 SR Waugh Aus 57 50 100* – 100 Ban Darwin 18.07.03
4 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254* – 254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

V Kohli emulated SP Fleming in scoring 250 plus runs in his 50th test as captain. SP Fleming had scored 274 not out and 69 not out in his 50th test as  captain against Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in April 2003. V Kohli  scored 254 not out  against South Africa in the ongoing test at Pune.

No Player Team Mat P50 FI SI Total Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SP Fleming NZl 80 50 274* 69* 343 Srl Col-PSS 25.04.03
2 V Kohli Ind 50 50 254* – 254 SAF Pune 10.10.19

Note – All Statistics as at the end of the second day of the ongoing test between India and South Africa at Pune, that is, 11.10.19

CA Pujara and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

CA Pujara and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

MA Agarwal and CA Pujara added 138 runs for the second wicket in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune  to provide the 34th occasion of a three-figure partnership in an innings involving CA Pujara. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 6 127 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
3 Yuvraj Singh 5 130 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
4 R Ashwin 7 111 1 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
5 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
6 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
7 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
8 SR Tendulkar 3 144 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
9 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
10 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
11 A Mishra 8 104 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
12 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
13 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
14 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
15 AM Rahane 4 141 1 v New Zealand Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
16 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
17 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
18 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
19 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
20 AM Rahane 5 118 3 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
21 WP Saha 7 199 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
22 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
23 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
24 AM Rahane 4 137 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
25 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
26 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
27 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
28 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
29 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
30 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
31 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
32 GH Vihari 5 101 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
33 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
34 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership involving CA Pujara. All such  four occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
3 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
4 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

It also provides the 16th occasion of a three figure partnership in a test innings for the second wicket involving CA Pujara. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
5 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
7 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
8 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
10 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
11 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
12 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
13 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
14 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
15 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
16 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the wicket wise break up of three figure partnerships involving CA Pujara

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
               
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 KL Rahul 2 121 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jul 2016
5 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
7 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
8 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
9 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
10 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
11 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
12 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
13 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
14 MA Agarwal 2 116 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
15 RG Sharma 2 169 3 v South Africa Visakhapatnam 02 Oct 2019
16 MA Agarwal 2 138 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 SR Tendulkar 3 144 2 v West Indies Mumbai 14 Nov 2013
2 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
3 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
4 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
5 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
6 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
               
1 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 AM Rahane 4 141 1 v New Zealand Kolkata 30 Sep 2016
3 AM Rahane 4 137 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
4 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
               
1 Yuvraj Singh 5 130 1 v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012
2 AM Rahane 5 118 3 v Australia Bengaluru 04 Mar 2017
3 GH Vihari 5 101 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2019
               
1 MS Dhoni 6 127 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
               
1 R Ashwin 7 111 1 v England Mumbai 23 Nov 2012
2 WP Saha 7 199 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
               
1 A Mishra 8 104 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 28 Aug 2015

The following table lists the ten three figure partnerships involving CA Pujara with M Vijay and seven three figure partnerships with V Kohli

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
2 M Vijay 1 108 2 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 M Vijay 2 157 1 v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2013
4 M Vijay 2 133 3 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
5 M Vijay 2 112 1 v New Zealand Kanpur 22 Sep 2016
6 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
7 M Vijay 2 107 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
8 M Vijay 2 178 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
9 M Vijay 2 102 2 v Australia Ranchi 16 Mar 2017
10 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
               
1 V Kohli 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 V Kohli 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
3 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
5 V Kohli 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 V Kohli 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 V Kohli 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018

The following table lists the one three hundred plus runs partnership and seven 200 plus runs partnerships involving CA Pujara

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 2 370 2 v Australia Hyd-RGS 02 Mar 2013
               
1 S Dhawan 2 253 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
2 V Kohli 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
3 V Kohli 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
4 AM Rahane 4 217 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 03 Aug 2017
5 M Vijay 2 209 2 v England Rajkot 09 Nov 2016
6 M Vijay 2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
7 PP Shaw 2 206 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
V Kohli and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

V Kohli and his three-figure partnerships in a Test innings

V Kohli of India partnered two three-figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 178 runs for the fourth wicket with AM Rahane and 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the 36th and 37th occasion of a three-figure partnership in a Test innings involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 WP Saha 6 114 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
2 CA Pujara 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
3 MS Dhoni 6 122 2 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
4 MS Dhoni 5 198 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
5 MS Dhoni 5 128 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
6 CA Pujara 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
7 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
8 S Dhawan 3 126 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
9 RG Sharma 4 112* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
10 M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
11 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
12 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
13 KL Rahul 3 141 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
14 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
15 KL Rahul 3 164 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
16 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
17 R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
18 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
19 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
20 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
21 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
22 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
23 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
24 A Mukund 3 133 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
25 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
26 RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
27 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
28 RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
29 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
30 CA Pujara 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
31 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
32 RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
33 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
34 CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
35 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
36 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
37 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered two three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 178 runs for the fourth wicket  with AM Rahane and 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the  fourth occasion of a three figure partnership in a Test innings against South Africa involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
3 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
4 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the second occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings against South Africa involving V Kohli. Both such occasions are tabulated below. This partnership represents the highest partnership against South Africa involving V Kohli.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

V Kohli of India partnered three figure partnerships in the ongoing Test against South Africa at Pune – 225 runs for the fifth wicket with RA Jadeja – providing the ninth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership in a Test innings involving V Kohli. Bothl such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
4 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
6 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
7 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
8 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
9 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

The following table lists the wicket wise three figure partnerships in an innings invoving V Kohli.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CA Pujara 2 104 4 v Australia Delhi 22 Mar 2013
               
1 CA Pujara 3 222 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
2 S Dhawan 3 126 4 v New Zealand Auckland 06 Feb 2014
3 M Vijay 3 185 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 KL Rahul 3 141 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
5 S Dhawan 3 227 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
6 KL Rahul 3 164 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Aug 2015
7 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
8 CA Pujara 3 226 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
9 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
10 A Mukund 3 133 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
11 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
12 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
13 CA Pujara 3 113 3 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
14 CA Pujara 3 170 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2018
               
1 CA Pujara 4 125 1 v New Zealand Hyd-RGS 23 Aug 2012
2 RG Sharma 4 112* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 14 Feb 2014
3 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
4 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
5 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
6 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
7 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
8 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
9 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
10 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
11 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 MS Dhoni 5 198 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
2 MS Dhoni 5 128 2 v Australia Chennai 22 Feb 2013
3 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
5 RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
7 RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
8 RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
               
1 WP Saha 6 114 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
2 MS Dhoni 6 122 2 v New Zealand Bengaluru 31 Aug 2012
3 J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016

V Kohl has partnered ten three figure partnerships with AM Rahane – nine occasions for the fourth wicket and once for the fifth wicket – All such occasions are tabulated below

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AM Rahane 4 101 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 AM Rahane 4 262 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2014
3 AM Rahane 5 154 3 v South Africa Delhi 03 Dec 2015
4 AM Rahane 4 365 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
5 AM Rahane 4 222 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
6 AM Rahane 4 159 1 v England Nottingham 18 Aug 2018
7 AM Rahane 4 101 4 v England Southampton 30 Aug 2018
8 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
9 AM Rahane 4 106 3 v West Indies North Sound 22 Aug 2019
10 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

There are six occasions of a test innings witnessing two three figure partnerships involving V Kohli. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan 3 105 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  R Ashwin 5 168 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
               
2 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
               
3 CA Pujara 3 183 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
  RG Sharma 5 173 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
               
4 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
5 AM Rahane 4 105 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
  RR Pant 5 133 1 v West Indies Rajkot 04 Oct 2018
               
6 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
  RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

There are three occasions of a test innings witnessing two three figure partnerships involving V Kohli of which one is a partnership involving 200 plus runs partnership.. All the three occasions are tabulated below.

No Partner Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Vijay 3 116 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  J Yadav 8 241 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
               
2 M Vijay 3 283 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
  RG Sharma 5 135 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
               
3 AM Rahane 4 178 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
  RA Jadeja 5 225 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
V Kohli’s seven scores of 250 plus runs in a Test innings as captain.

V Kohli’s seven scores of 250 plus runs in a Test innings as captain.

V Kohli’s 254 not out in the ongoing Test between India and South Africa at Pune provides the seventh occasion of his scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings as captain. He owns the rccord for most 200 plus runs by a captain in the annals of Test cricket. It was also his highest test innings as captain.  His previous best was 243 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in Dec 2017. All such occasions are tabulated below in the chronological order. He also remains the only captain to score 200 plus runs on seven occasions while batting at number four

No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 200 4 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 211 4 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 235 4 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
4 204 4 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 213 4 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
6 243 4 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
7 254* 4 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019
Captains scoring 250 plus runs in a Test innings in the annals of Test cricket

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
Most scores of 150 plus runs in an innings as captain – V Kohli goes past DG Bradman to own the World record

Most scores of 150 plus runs in an innings as captain – V Kohli goes past DG Bradman to own the World record

V Kohli of India scored 254 not out in the ongoing test against South Africa at Pune to post his ninth score of 150 plus runs while leading India. He now owns the record of most 150 plus scores by a captain in the history of Test Cricket. He went past DG Bradman of Australia who had scored eight scores of 150 plus runs while leading Australia.

V KOHLI OF INDIA

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
2 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
3 167 1 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
4 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
5 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
6 213 2 v Sri Lanka Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
7 243 1 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
8 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
9  254* 1 v South Africa Pune 10 Oct 2019

DG BRADMAN  OF AUSTRALIA

No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 270 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
2 212 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
3 169 1 v England Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
4 187 1 v England Brisbane 29 Nov 1946
5 234 2 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1946
6 185 1 v India Brisbane 28 Nov 1947
7 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
8 173* 4 v England Leeds 22 Jul 1948
V Kohli of India became the 17th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 50 tests.

V Kohli of India became the 17th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 50 tests.

V Kohli of India became the 17th captain in the annals of test cricket to lead a team in 50 tests. He achieved this distinction when he led India in the ongoing Test at Pune against South Africa. The following table lists all the captains with their performance as at the end of the first day of the ongoing Test at Pune between India and South Africa – that is 10.10.19. He also became the second Indian captain to earn such a distinction after MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni has led India in 60 Tests

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 GC Smith SAF 2003-2014 109 193 12 8659 277 47.83 25 36 10
2 AR Border Aus 1984-1994 93 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 7
3 SP Fleming NZl 1997-2006 80 135 8 5156 274* 40.59 8 31 13
4 RT Ponting Aus 2004-2010 77 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 7
5 CH Lloyd Win 1974-1985 74 111 9 5233 242* 51.30 14 27 3
6 MS Dhoni Ind 2008-2014 60 96 11 3454 224 40.63 5 24 8
7 AN Cook Eng 2010-2016 59 111 7 4844 263 46.57 12 24 3
8 SR Waugh Aus 1999-2004 57 83 12 3714 199 52.30 15 10 6
9 Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 2010-2017 56 99 17 4214 135 51.39 8 35 5
10 A Ranatunga Srl 1989-1999 56 92 6 3118 131 36.25 2 22 6
11 MA Atherton Eng 1993-2001 54 98 4 3815 185* 40.58 8 22 8
12 WJ Cronje SAF 1994-2000 53 84 6 2833 126 36.32 3 21 8
13 MP Vaughan Eng 2003-2008 51 94 6 3170 166 36.02 9 13 5
14 V Kohli Ind 2014-2019 50 83 6 4765 243 61.88 18 13 5
15 IVA Richards Win 1980-1991 50 74 6 3068 146 45.11 6 23 4
16 AJ Strauss Eng 2006-2012 50 85 3 3343 169 40.76 9 14 6
17 MA Taylor Aus 1994-1999 50 89 7 3250 334* 39.63 7 16 4
Cricket In Hyderabad Has Suffered A Lot, Want To Bring About A Change: Mohammed Azharuddin : QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI INTERVIEWS MOHAMMED AZHARUDDIN | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019

Cricket In Hyderabad Has Suffered A Lot, Want To Bring About A Change: Mohammed Azharuddin : QAISER MOHAMMAD ALI INTERVIEWS MOHAMMED AZHARUDDIN | 26 SEPTEMBER 2019

Mohammed Azharuddin is locked in a three-way contest for president’s post of the Hyderabad Cricket Association


Mohammed Azharuddin’s wristy and silken on-side shots mesmerised cricket connoisseurs. Now the 56-year-old former India captain is contesting for the president’s post for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), for which elections will be held on September 27 (Friday).

Azharuddin, who was exonerated by the Andhra High Court in a match-fixing case on November 8, 2012, is widely believed to be the front-runner in a three-way contest. Initially, as many as 12 candidates filed the nomination for the top HCA post, but only three are now left in the fray after nine persons either withdrew voluntarily or their candidature was rejected by the electoral officer. However, it may not be a cakewalk for Azharuddin, after all. (CRICKET NEWS)

The middle-order batsman, who played 433 international matches, including 99 Tests, wasn’t allowed to contest for the same post at the 2017 elections by the then  returning officer K. Rajiv Reddy who had claimed that the BCCI hadn’t exonerated Azharuddin formally rescinded the life ban on him, even after the Andhra High Court giving him a clean chit. Azharuddin says his decision was biased. This time, the electoral officer, a different one though, allowed him to contest. Now, Azharuddin is upbeat about his prospects against K Dilip Kumar, a former cricketer and coach, and businessman Prakashchand Jain, also an ex-Chairman of the HCA Ad-hoc Committee (November 2016-March 2017), his opponents. Azharuddin has a full-fledged team which is contesting for all six posts.

Excerpts

In the last election Hyderabad Cricket Association in 2017, your nomination for the president’s post was rejected as, it was alleged, that the BCCI had not lifted the match-fixing-related ban. Now the wheel seems to have turned full circle`

They had rejected it due to favoritism and illegally because the new BCCI constitution says that state elections should be conducted by an election commissioner and in 2017 it was an advocate commissioner [K. Rajiv Reddy]. They got an order from a lower court and appointed their own person and he did whatever he was told to. There was no way he could reject my candidature because I had been exonerated by the Andhra High Court. They made a grave mistake. That’s why they [his opponents and elected HCA office-bearers] fell on their faces because they did all the wrong things. When the beginning is wrong, the end will also be wrong. Had I contested would have won. Cricket and everything else suffered during these three years. It is shameful that there was not a single Hyderabad IPL team [SunRisers Hyderabad in the 2019 tournament] while the other IPL teams had three to four local players.

This time, how did you convince the HCA electorate that you were the right choice for the HCA president’s post?

I think everybody knew what was happening in the last three years. After they won the illegal elections in 2017, the president [politician G. Vivekanand] and the secretary [T. Seshnarayan] fought and then the president had a conflict of interest and was disqualified by the Ombudsman [Retd Justice L. Narasimha Reddy]. He then went to the Andhra High Court, and the court also disqualified him. He again put his candidature this time [and it was rejected by the electoral officer]. It is the height of desperation.

My question was what all you did to convince the voters?

I just spoke to people and everybody wanted me to come. Last time also their response was very positive but then things went wrong. If you ask me what three things that I would do if elected, I would say: ‘cricket, cricket, cricket – the most important thing’. I need to build the game of cricket, then the districts, and look after the clubs/institutions, and look after the secretaries because I received a lot of inputs from them. Their input is most important. Secretaries’ and HCA members’ job is not just to come and watch and vote; I want everybody to get involved.

Are you satisfied with the process that is underway for HCA elections?

Yes. Election Commissioner Mr. VA Sampath is a very experienced person.

How much of your experience of being a former Member of Parliament help in the HCA elections?

It does help a lot. Talking to people and convincing them to get votes etc will help. My being in politics for the last 10 years will definitely help. Both are different elections, but there is a similarity.

Are you surprised with the kind of support you are getting this time?

No, I am not surprised. Hyderabad always supported me. I am talking about cricketing circles. I am getting a lot of respect and support from the people.

Clubs are the backbone of Hyderabad cricket. How did you particularly convince them that you were the ideal person to lead the HCA?

People know that things were not going right for the last three years or so. They want somebody who can lead them from the front; somebody who can have a say in the BCCI; to set things right; get the funds; more international matches to host; and, more good players to come out of Hyderabad. Just by becoming president and sitting in the chair is not important; you have to work.

What were the factors that encouraged you to contest this time, and where did that confidence come from?

I have always been very confident. A sportsman is always confident, whether he wins or loses. Winning and losing is part of life. I am not worried about what is going to happen ahead. I just want to cleanse the game of cricket in Hyderabad; it has suffered a lot in the last two-three years. Many young boys and girls are very talented, but they have lost out on time.

What is your agenda?

I’ve not circulated any written agenda as such; I’ve told people that if you pick me I will be there for cricket and for the welfare of everybody – institutions, club secretaries etc. everybody has to be respected. I also want to do something for the districts because that’s where the real talent comes from. To improve cricket should be the sole agenda of everyone.

Do you feel that it would be easy to fulfil those promises, if you become president?

Fortunately or unfortunately, without holding a position you cannot work. Even if you are a Member of Parliament, or MLA, or a counselor, you can’t do anything unless you sit there. So, without a position, I can’t say to anyone ‘do this and do that’. They could ask me: ‘Who are you? Have you been elected? What authority do you have?’ Unfortunately, these things are like that. If I am in a position to do it, I will do it.

About five-six years ago, there were murmurs that Azharuddin might contest HCA elections but some people claimed then that you were not in touch with Hyderabad cricket. Is that true?

Even if I was not in touch with cricket, I knew more about it. What did the people who were in touch and running the game do? Why did it [cricket administration] come to this situation? I know more about cricket than anybody else, earlier and now as well. I have more information than anybody else. When I found out that things were not going on well, as a player who had represented Hyderabad it was my duty to ensure that the talented players go up right till the end. I know what difficulties the boys are facing. There is no dearth of funds; they have to be utilised in the correct way – in the development of cricket and the welfare of cricketers.

Are your panel members in consonance with your agenda?

We have a team that will work together. We are fighting as a group, for the posts of vice-president, secretary, joint secretary, treasurer, and counselor. Let us see what happens.

Some people are saying while you may be on a firm footing for the HCA president’s post, but your panel members for the various may not be as strongly placed. Do you agree?

No. How can I agree, please tell me? How can I say my panel members are not on a firm footing? Whoever is saying that you should him what they [the opposition] are doing. What have they done for the game of cricket to talk like that? I don’t have any answer to people who are only talking and blabbering.

It’s a hypothetical question. Just in case you win but your panel members lose, how would you implement your agenda?

You have to implement the agenda because everybody has to work in tandem. When you get elected, when you become Prime Minister of India, you are not the Prime Minister for a party; you are for all the people; and everybody has to fall in line. In HCA case, this ‘line’ is for the betterment of the game. You are elected to work; not to fool around and not to do things that are not good for the association.

Some people who were not on the same page with you till some time ago are now supporting you. How did this turnaround come?

Everybody is supporting me. I don’t know who these people are. I do give a lot of respect to people and I get more respect. It’s about respect; it’s about understanding; it’s about how you talk to people. It is also about what your agenda is. Everybody wants to do something for cricket because in the three years everybody has suffered. You can’t recover the past; you’ve to work for the future. It’s very important.

There are inquires going on against some former HCA office-bearers for financial irregularities in the construction of the international stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. They are now supporting you. Are you comfortable with that?

Inquiries are happening, but you are not guilty unless you are proven guilty. So many inquiries happen, and I don’t know about them. As I said, I can’t live in the past. If they are cricketers and supporting me, I am happy.

Now that you are contesting for HCA president’s post, does that mean you are at the moment not interested in going to the BCCI, for which elections are scheduled in October?

I don’t know about that. It’s too early for me to say anything. My main focus is to win this HCA election. Only after that can I think about other things. I first really want to do something for Hyderabad. I’ll see other things later. That is far too ahead; I don’t know what the future holds.

Are your parents and family supporting you?

Yes, they are happy that I am doing something for the game.

This article was published in Outllook Web prior to HCA Elections. As of now, Mohammad Azharuddin has been elected as President of Hyderabad Cricket Association