Indian batsmen dismissed hit wicket in a test innings – V Kohli joins the list

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
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