Captains scoring double centuries on away soil – V Kohli’s double century at North Sound came after 51 years against West Indies in West Indies
V Kohli of India scored 200 in the just concluded test at North Sound between West Indies and India to provide the 23rd occasion of a captain scoring a double century on away soil. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 211 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 |
| 2 | HL Collins | 203 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 3 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 4 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 5 | ER Dexter | 205 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 02 Feb 1962 |
| 6 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 7 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 8 | CH Lloyd | 242* | 1 | Win | India | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 9 | GS Chappell | 235 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Faisalabad | 06 Mar 1980 |
| 10 | AR Border | 200* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 |
| 11 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 12 | SP Fleming | 274* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 13 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 14 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 15 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 16 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Srk | Zim | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 17 | SP Fleming | 202 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Chittagong | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 18 | SP Fleming | 262 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 |
| 19 | BC Lara | 216 | 2 | Win | Pak | Multan | 19 Nov 2006 |
| 20 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Chittagong | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 21 | DPMD Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 22 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 200 | 2 | Ban | Srl | Galle | 8 Mar 2013 |
| 23 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian captain to score a double century on away soil when he scored 200 runs against West Indies at North Sound
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
V Kohli became the third captain to score a double century against West Indies in West Indies after L Hutton of England and RB Simpson of Australia. The last occasion of a captain scoring a double century against West Indies in West Indies was in May 1965 when RB Simpson had scored 201 at Bridgetown. It took 51 years for another captain to emulate RB Simpson. V Kohli’s 200 came in Jul 2016.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 2 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
BC Lara, GC Smith. RB Simpson and SP Fleming are the four captain who have scored double centuries son two or more occasions. The performance of these four captains are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 216 | 2 | Win | Pak | Multan | 19 Nov 2006 |
| 1 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 2 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 3 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | SAF | Ban | Chittagong | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 1 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 2 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Aus | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 1 | SP Fleming | 274* | 1 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 |
| 2 | SP Fleming | 202 | 1 | NZl | Ban | Chittagong | 26 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | SP Fleming | 262 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Cape Town | 27 Apr 2006 |