Batsmen scoring centuries in their 50th test on home soil – V Kohli joins the elite list
V Kohli of India with his 186 against Australia at Ahmedabad in the ongoing test became the 15th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a century in his 50th test on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | IT Botham | 128 | Eng | Ind | Manchester | 24 Jun 1982 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 236* | Ind | Win | Chepauk | 24 Dec 1983 |
| 3 | DB Vengsarkar | 102# | Ind | Win | Eden Gardens | 26 Dec 1987 |
| 4 | GA Gooch | 116 | Eng | Ind | Manchester | 09 Aug 1990 |
| 5 | MA Taylor | 169* | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 6 | G Kirsten | 137 | SAF | Win | Durban | 26 Dec 2003 |
| 7 | ST Jayasuriya | 131 | Srl | Aus | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 |
| 8 | RT Ponting | 207 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 9 | M Jayawardene | 165 | Srl | Ban | Kandy | 11 Jul 2005 |
| 10 | ML Hayden | 124 | Aus | Ind | Sydney | 02 Jan 2008 |
| 11 | VVS Laxman | 143* | Ind | SAF | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 12 | KC Sangakkara | 103 | Srl | Ind | Galle | 28 Jul 2010 |
| 13 | IR Bell | 113 | Eng | Aus | Ch-le-St | 09 Aug 2013 |
| 14 | AB de Villiers | 116 | SAF | Aus | Gqeberha | 20 Feb 2014 |
| 15 | V Kohli | 186 | Ind | Aus | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 |
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He also became the fourth Indian batsman to perform such a feat. The following table lists all the four batsmen
| No | Player | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 236* | Ind | Win | Chepauk | 24 Dec 1983 |
| 2 | DB Vengsarkar | 102# | Ind | Win | Eden Gardens | 26 Dec 1987 |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 143* | Ind | SAF | Eden Gardens | 14 Feb 2010 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 186 | Ind | Aus | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 |
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He also became the fourth batsman to perform such a feat against Australia. The following table lists all the four batsmen
| No | Player | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 131 | Srl | Aus | Kandy | 16 Mar 2004 |
| 2 | IR Bell | 113 | Eng | Aus | Ch-le-St | 09 Aug 2013 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 116 | SAF | Aus | Gqeberha | 20 Feb 2014 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 186 | Ind | Aus | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 |
The following five batsmen have scored 150 plus runs in their 50th test on home soil. The following table lists the performance of these five batsmen
| No | Player | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 236* | Ind | Win | Chepauk | 24 Dec 1983 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 207 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 186 | Ind | Aus | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 |
| 4 | MA Taylor | 169* | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 5 | M Jayawardene | 165 | Srl | Ban | Kandy | 11 Jul 2005 |
SM Gavaskar and RT Ponting are the only two batsmen to have scored double centuries in this category of Statistics. SM Gavaskar’s 236 not out remains the highest individual score by a batsman in his 50th test on home soil
| No | Player | Score | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SM Gavaskar | 236* | Ind | Win | Chepauk | 24 Dec 1983 |
| 2 | RT Ponting | 207 | Aus | Pak | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |