Indian batsmen dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli joins the list
V Kohli was dismissed hit wicket in the test against England at Rajkot to provide the 22nd occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed hit wicket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Amarnath | 13 | 2 | v West Indies | Chennai | 27 Jan 1949 |
| 2 | ML Apte | 30 | 3 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 11 Mar 1953 |
| 3 | CG Borde | 96 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 4 | NS Tamhane | 5 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 5 | BK Kunderan | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Mumbai (BS) | 01 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | DN Sardesai | 28 | 1 | v England | Kanpur | 01 Dec 1961 |
| 7 | VL Manjrekar | 0 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 16 Feb 1962 |
| 8 | Hanumant Singh | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Mumbai (BS) | 12 Mar 1965 |
| 9 | ML Jaisimha | 1 | 4 | v New Zealand | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 10 | S Abid Ali | 78 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Jan 1968 |
| 11 | S Madan Lal | 7 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 12 | AV Mankad | 43 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 04 Jul 1974 |
| 13 | BP Patel | 21 | 1 | v England | Kolkata | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 14 | DB Vengsarkar | 48 | 2 | v Australia | Brisbane | 02 Dec 1977 |
| 15 | M Amarnath | 20 | 1 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 27 Oct 1978 |
| 16 | M Amarnath | 2 | 1 | v Australia | Mumbai | 03 Nov 1979 |
| 17 | M Amarnath | 37 | 1 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1984 |
| 18 | KS More | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 |
| 19 | NR Mongia | 34 | 2 | v West Indies | Mohali | 10 Dec 1994 |
| 20 | SS Das | 39 | 3 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 21 | VVS Laxman | 130 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 May 2002 |
| 22 | V Kohli | 40 | 2 | v England | Rajkot | 09 Nov 2016 |
The following table lists out the batsmen who have been dismissed hit wicket in a test innings on two or more occasions. DCS Compton holds the record of most occasions a batsman dismissed hit wicket in the annals of test cricket. He has been dismissed hit wicket on five occasions
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| 1 | DCS Compton | Eng | 5 | 5 | 0 | 242 | 184 | 48.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | M Amarnath | Ind | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 37 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | RS Kaluwitharana | Srl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | BC Lara | Win | 2 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 110 | 57.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | SN McGregor | NZl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 62 | 31.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | KD Mackay | Aus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 32 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | AR Morris | Aus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 47 | 45.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DL Murray | Win | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | WH Ponsford | Aus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 447 | 266 | 223.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | JS Solomon | Win | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 34.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | HW Taylor | SAF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 72 | 70.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FE Woolley | Eng | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 46 | 37.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The following table furnishes the details of DCS Compton’s hit wicket dismissal on five occasions which is a record
| No | Player | Runs | Dismissal | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DCS Compton | 004 | hit wicket | 1 | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 |
| 2 | DCS Compton | 017 | hit wicket | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 28 Feb 1947 |
| 3 | DCS Compton | 006 | hit wicket | 4 | v South Africa | Manchester | 05 Jul 1947 |
| 4 | DCS Compton | 184 | hit wicket | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 5 | DCS Compton | 031 | hit wicket | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |