Captains scoring a double century batting at number four in a test innings
V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the 21st occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 240 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 24 Jun 1938 |
| 2 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 3 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | Eng | Win | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 4 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 5 | CH Lloyd | 242* | 1 | Win | Ind | Mumbai | 23 Jan 1975 |
| 6 | GS Chappell | 235 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Faisalabad | 06 Mar 1980 |
| 7 | Javed Miandad | 203* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 |
| 8 | AR Border | 205 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1987 |
| 9 | Javed Miandad | 211 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 15 Sep 1988 |
| 10 | MD Crowe | 299 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 |
| 11 | Saleem Malik | 237 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Rawalpindi | 05 Oct 1994 |
| 12 | BC Lara | 213 | 2 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 13 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 14 | BC Lara | 209 | 2 | Win | Srl | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 |
| 15 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 16 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 17 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 18 | M Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 19 | HM Amla | 208 | 1 | SAF | Win | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 20 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 21 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the fourth occasion of an Indian captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MAK Pataudi | 203* | 3 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
V Kohli became the only Indian captain to score two double centuries while batting at number four. Prior to his double hundred today, he had scored 200 against West Indies at North Sound in Jul 2016.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
V Kohli scored 211 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Indore to provide the third occasion of a captain batting at number four scoring a double century in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below. V Kohli is the second Indian captain to accomplish such a feat after SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar had scored 217 against New Zealand at Ahmedabad in Oct 99
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AR Border | 205 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Adelaide | 11 Dec 1987 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
BC Lara {03}, M Jayawardene {03}, Javed Miandad {02} and V Kohli {02} are the four captains to score double centuries on two or more occasions while batting at number four. The exploits of these four captains are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | BC Lara | 213 | 2 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 209 | 2 | Win | Srl | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 |
| 3 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 213* | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 240 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 |
| 1 | Javed Miandad | 203* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 |
| 2 | Javed Miandad | 211 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 15 Sep 1988 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
While analyzing the statistical table, we look for various combinations and permutations which are rare in nature and one such combination and permutation is an identical score. Javed Miandad and V Kohli have scored identical runs of 211 as captains batting at number four. Javed Miandad of Pakistan had scored 211 against Australia at Karachi in Sep 1988 and 28 years later V Kohli emulated him by scoring 211 against New Zealand at Indore in Oct 2016
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Javed Miandad | 211 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 15 Sep 1988 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
WL Mudroch, Javed Miandad and V Kohli are the three captains in the annals of test cricket to score an identical 211 batting at any position in a test innings
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Mudroch | 211 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 |
| 2 | Javed Miandad | 211 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | 15 Sep 1988 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |