Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings – V Kohli and WP Saha gets added to the list

Captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the same test innings – V Kohli and WP Saha gets added to the list

Virat Kohli   V Kohli

Wriddhiman Prasanta SahaWP Saha

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the 29th occasion of a captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No Player C/Wk Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 WR Hammond C 181 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31.12.38
LEG Ames Wk 115 1 Eng SAF Cape Town 31.12.38
2 L Hutton C 150 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19.06.52
TG Evans Wk 104 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19.06.52
3 DS Atkinson C 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14.05.55
CC Depeiaza Wk 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14.05.55
4 DJ McGlew C 104* 2 SAF Eng Manchester 07.07.55
JHB Waite Wk 113 2 SAF Eng Manchester 07.07.55
5 DJ McGlew C 108 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23.12.57
JHB Waite Wk 115 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 23.12.57
6 MAK Pataudi C 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08.02.64
BK Kunderan Wk 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08.02.64
7 IM Chappell C 196 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22.12.72
RW Marsh Wk 118 2 Aus Pak Adelaide 22.12.72
8 AW Greig C 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22.07.76
APE Knott Wk 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22.07.76
9 SM Gavaskar C 123 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03.11.79
SMH Kirmani Wk 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03.11.79
10 Javed Miandad C 106* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06.03.80
Taslim Arif Wk 210* 2 Pak Auds Faisalabad 06.03.80
11 CH Lloyd C 106 2 Win Ind St John’s 28.04.83
PJL Dujon Wk 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28.04.83
12 IVA Richards C 123 3 Win Pak Port of Spain 14.04.88
PJL Dujon Wk 106* 3 Win Pak Port of Spain 14.04.88
13 A Ranatunga C 127 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17.08.92
RS Kaluwitharana Wk 132* 2 Srl Aus Col-SSC 17.08.92
14 WJ Cronje C 112 2 SAF NZl Cape Town 02.01.95
DJ Richardson Wk 109 2 SAF NZl Cape Town 02.01.95
15 SR Waugh C 105 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05.07.01
AC Gilchrist Wk 152 2 Aus Eng Birmingham 05.07.01
16 ST Jayasuriya C 111 2 Srl Ind Galle 14.08.01
KC Sangakkara Wk 105* 2 Srl Ind Galle 14.08.01
17 CL Hooper C 136 2 Win Ind St John’s 10.05.02
RD Jacobs Wk 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10.05.02
18 SR Waugh C 102 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02.01.03
AC Gilchrist Wk 133 2 Aus Eng Sydney 02.01.03
19 BC Lara C 400* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10.04.04
RD Jacobs Wk 107* 1 Win Eng St John’s 10.04.04
20 RT Ponting C 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02.01.05
AC Gilchrist Wk 113 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02.01.05
21 R Dravid C 103 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21.01.06
MS Dhoni Wk 148 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21.01.06
22 M Jayawardene C 127 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25.06.07
P Jayawardene Wk 120* 2 Srl Ban Col-SSC 25.06.07
23 Younis Khan C 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21.02.09
Kamran Akmal Wk 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21.02.09
24 AJ Strauss C 142 1 Eng Win Port of Spain 06.03.09
MJ Prior Wk 131* 1 Eng Win Port of Spain 06.03.09
25 RT Ponting C 150 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08.07.09
BJ Haddin Wk 121 2 Aus Eng Cardiff 08.07.09
26 GC Smith C 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23.10.13
AB de Villiers Wk 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23.10.13
27 MJ Clarke C 148 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 05.12.13
BJ Haddin Wk 118 1 Aus Eng Adelaide 05.12.13
28 BB McCullum C 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14.02.14
BJ Watling Wk 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14.02.14
29 V Kohli C 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09.02.17
WP Saha Wk 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09.02.17

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the fourth occasion of Indian captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
  Wk BK Kunderan 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
                 
2 C SM Gavaskar 123 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
  Wk SMH Kirmani 101* 1 Ind Aus Mumbai 03 Nov 1979
                 
3 C R Dravid 103 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
  Wk MS Dhoni 148 2 Ind Pak Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
                 
4 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

V Kohli {204} and WP Saha {106*} scored centuries  in the Indian innings against Bangladesh in the ongoing test at Hyd-RGS to provide the second occasion of captain and wicket keeper scoring centuries in the  same innings of a test against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C DPMD Jayawardene 127 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
  Wk HAPW Jayawardene 120* 2 Srl Ban Colombo (SSC) 25 Jun 2007
                 
2 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

The following are the five occasions of captain scoring a double hundred and wicket keeper scoring a hundred in the same test innings.

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C DS Atkinson 219 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
  Wk CC Depeiaza 122 2 Win Aus Bridgetown 14 May 1955
                 
2 C MAK Pataudi 203* 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
  Wk BK Kunderan 100 3 Ind Eng Delhi 08 Feb 1964
                 
3 C RT Ponting 207 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
  Wk AC Gilchrist 113 2 Aus Pak Sydney 02 Jan 2005
                 
4 C GC Smith 234 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
  Wk AB de Villiers 164 2 SAF Pak Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
                 
5 C V Kohli 204 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
  Wk WP Saha 106* 1 Ind Ban Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017

The following are the five occasions of captain scoring a triple hundred and wicket keeper scoring a hundred in the same test innings.

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Younis Khan 313 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
  Wk Kamran Akmal 158* 2 Pak Srl Karachi 21 Feb 2009
                 
2 C BB McCullum 302 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
  Wk BJ Watling 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014

AW Grieg and APE Knott scored identical runs of 116 as captain and Wicket keeper in the test between England and West Indies at Leeds in Jul 1976 to provide the only instance of captain and wicket  keeper scoring identical runs  in a test innings in the annals of test cricket

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C AW Greig 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
  Wk APE Knott 116 2 Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976

Taslim Arif’s 210 not out as wicket keeper in the test between Pakistan and Australia at Faisalabad in Mar 80 provides the  only instance of a wicket keeper scoring a double hundred in this category of statistics

No   Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 C Javed Miandad 106* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
  Wk Taslim Arif 210* 2 Pak Aus Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
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