V Kohli is the latest addition to the list of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition

V Kohli joined the list of batsmen who have scored 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition
V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the 32nd occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Runs | FI | Oppn | Venue | Season |
| 1 | Foster RE | Eng | 287 | FI | Aus | Sydney | 1903-04 |
| 2 | Bradman DG | Aus | 226 | FI | RSA | Brisbane | 1931-32 |
| 3 | Umrigar PR | Ind | 223 | FI | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 1955-56 |
| 4 | Hanif Mohammad | Pak | 337 | SI | Win | Bridgetown | 1957-58 |
| 5 | Boycott G | Eng | 246* | FI | Ind | Headingley | 1967 |
| 6 | Zaheer Abbas | Pak | 274 | FI | Eng | Edgbaston | 1971 |
| 7 | Rowe LG | Win | 214 | FI | NZl | Kingston | 1971-72 |
| 8 | Richards IVA | Win | 232 | FI | Eng | Trent Bridge | 1976 |
| 9 | Gower DI | Eng | 200* | FI | Ind | Edgbaston | 1979 |
| 10 | Chappell GS | Aus | 204 | FI | Ind | Sydney | 1980-81 |
| 11 | Qasim Omar | Pak | 206 | FI | Srl | Faisalabad | 1985-86 |
| 12 | Jones DM | Aus | 210 | FI | Ind | Chepauk | 1986-87 |
| 13 | Kuruppu DSBP | Srl | 201* | FI | NZl | Col-CCC | 1986-87 |
| 14 | Kambli VG | Ind | 227 | FI | Zim | Delhi | 1992-93 |
| 15 | Slater MJ | Aus | 219 | FI | Srl | Perth | 1995-96 |
| 16 | Blewett GS | Aus | 214 | FI | RSA | Wanderers | 1996-97 |
| 17 | Atapattu MS | Srl | 223 | FI | Zim | Kandy | 1997-98 |
| 18 | Sinclair MS | NZl | 214 | FI | Win | Wellington | 1999-00 |
| 19 | Sangakkara KC | Srl | 230 | FI | Pak | Lahore | 2001-02 |
| 20 | Atapattu MS | Srl | 201 | FI | Ban | Col-SSC | 2001-02 |
| 21 | Rudolph JA | RSA | 222* | FI | Ban | Chittagong | 2002-03 |
| 22 | de Silva PA | Srl | 206 | FI | Ban | Col-PSS | 2002 |
| 23 | Smith GC | RSA | 200 | FI | Ban | East London | 2002-03 |
| 24 | Hayden ML | Aus | 380 | FI | Zim | Perth | 2003-04 |
| 25 | Sehwag V | Ind | 309 | FI | Pak | Multan | 2003-04 |
| 26 | Smith GC | RSA | 277 | FI | Eng | Edgbaston | 2003 |
| 27 | Key RWT | Eng | 221 | FI | Win | Lord’s | 2004 |
| 28 | Hodge BJ | Aus | 203* | SI | RSA | Perth | 2005-06 |
| 29 | Trott IJL | Eng | 203 | FI | Srl | Cardiff | 2011 |
| 30 | Pujara CA | Ind | 206* | FI | Eng | Motera | 2012-13 |
| 31 | Root JE | Eng | 200* | FI | Srl | Lord’s | 2014 |
| 32 | Kohli V | Ind | 204 | FI | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 2016-17 |
V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the fifth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Runs | FI | Oppn | Venue | Season |
| 1 | Umrigar PR | Ind | 223 | FI | NZl | Hyd-LBS | 1955-56 |
| 2 | Kambli VG | Ind | 227 | FI | Zim | Delhi | 1992-93 |
| 3 | Sehwag V | Ind | 309 | FI | Pak | Multan | 2003-04 |
| 4 | Pujara CA | Ind | 206* | FI | Eng | Motera | 2012-13 |
| 5 | Kohli V | Ind | 204 | FI | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 2016-1 |
V Kohli’‘s 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyderabad provides the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring 200 plus runs on first appearance against Bangladesh. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Runs | FI | Oppn | Venue | Season |
| 1 | Atapattu MS | Srl | 201 | FI | Ban | Col-SSC | 2001-02 |
| 2 | Rudolph JA | RSA | 222* | FI | Ban | Chittagong | 2002-03 |
| 3 | de Silva PA | Srl | 206 | FI | Ban | Col-PSS | 2002 |
| 4 | Smith GC | RSA | 200 | FI | Ban | East London | 2002-03 |
| 5 | Kohli V | Ind | 204 | FI | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 2016-17 |
ML Hayden, Hanif Mohammad and V Sehwag are the three batsman who have scored 300 plus runs on first appearance against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Team | Runs | FI | Oppn | Venue | Season |
| 1 | Hayden ML | Aus | 380 | FI | Zim | Perth | 2003-04 |
| 2 | Hanif Mohammad | Pak | 337 | SI | Win | Bridgetown | 1957-58 |
| 3 | Sehwag V | Ind | 309 | FI | Pak | Multan |
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