V Kohli joins the list of skippers who have scored four or more double hundreds in a test innings

V Kohli joins the list of skippers who have scored four or more double hundreds in a test innings

V Kohli celebrates after reaching his  fourth test double hundred  while leading India

V Kohli of India became the fifth captain in the annals of test cricket to score four or more double hundreds. He joined the elite list with his 204 against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS. His 204 was his fourth test century while leading India. BC Lara {05}, DG Bradman {04}, MJ Clarke {04} and GC Smith {04} were the other captains who had accomplished the feat. The following table lists the five captains with their performance

1 BC Lara of West Indies
  No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 213 2 v Australia Kingston 13 Mar 1999
  2 209 2 v Sri Lanka Gros Islet 20 Jun 2003
  3 202 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 12 Dec 2003
  4 400* 1 v England St John’s 10 Apr 2004
  5 216 2 v Pakistan Multan 19 Nov 2006
2 DG Bradman of Australia
  No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 270 3 v England Melbourne 01 Jan 1937
  2 212 3 v England Adelaide 29 Jan 1937
  3 234 2 v England Sydney 13 Dec 1946
  4 201 1 v India Adelaide 23 Jan 1948
  MJ Clarke of Australia
3 No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 329* 2 v India Sydney 03 Jan 2012
  2 210 1 v India Adelaide 24 Jan 2012
  3 259* 2 v South Africa Brisbane 09 Nov 2012
  4 230 1 v South Africa Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
4 V Kohli of India
  No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
  2 211 1 v New Zealand Indore 08 Oct 2016
  3 235 2 v England Mumbai 08 Dec 2016
  4 204 1 v Bangladesh Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
5 GC Smith of South Africa
  No Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 277 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  2 259 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
  3 232 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  4 234 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013

 

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