V Kohli becomes the sixth captain to aggregate 5000 plus runs in test cricket

V Kohli becomes the sixth captain to aggregate 5000 plus runs in test cricket

V Kohli of India completed 5000 runs as captain during his knock of 136 against Bangaldesh at Kolkata in the ongoing test. He needed 32 runs to reach the landmark prior to the start of the test. At the end of India’s innings, his run aggregate read 5104. He became the sixth captain to achieve the landmark in the annals of test cricket and became the first Indian captain to achieve the feat. The following table lists the performance of six captains who have an aggregate of 5000 test runs

No Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Aveq 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 093 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 07
3 RT Ponting Aus 2004-2010 077 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 07
4 CH Lloyd Win 1974-1985 074 111 09 5233 242* 51.30 14 27 03
5 SP Fleming NZl 1997-2006 080 135 08 5156 274* 40.59 08 31 13
6 V Kohli Ind 2014-2019 053 086 06 5104 254* 63.80 20 12 06
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