Captains scoring a duck and century in the same test – V Kohli joins the list
V Kohli scored zero and 104 not out in the just concluded test at Kolkata against Sri Lanka to provide the 20th occasion of a captain scoring a duck and century in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 0 | 153* | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | GHS Trott | 0 | 143 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 3 | DG Bradman | 138 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 4 | PBH May | 0 | 112 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 5 | MC Cowdrey | 119 | 0 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 6 | GS Sobers | 0 | 113* | Win | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 7 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 0 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 8 | GS Sobers | 132 | 0 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 9 | MW Gatting | 100 | 0 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 12 Dec 1986 |
| 10 | A Ranatunga | 127 | 0 | Srl | Aus | Col-SSC | 17 Aug 1992 |
| 11 | MD Crowe | 0 | 107 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 12 | MA Atherton | 144 | 0 | Eng | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 13 | SP Fleming | 192 | 0 | NZl | Pak | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2003 |
| 14 | Mohd Ashraful | 0 | 129* | Ban | Srl | Col-PSS | 03 Jul 2007 |
| 15 | M Jayawardene | 104 | 0 | Srl | Aus | Hobart | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 16 | AJ Strauss | 0 | 110 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 17 | GC Smith | 122 | 0 | SAF | Aus | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| 18 | MJ Clarke | 161* | 0 | Aus | SAF | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 |
| 19 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
| 20 | V Kohli | 0 | 104* | Ind | Srl | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
V Kohli scored zero and 104 not out in the just concluded test at Kolkata against Sri Lanka to provide the third occasion of a captain scoring a duck and century in a test against Sri Lanka in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli became the first Indian captain to accomplish such a feat
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MD Crowe | 0 | 107 | NZl | Srl | Col-SSC | 06 Dec 1992 |
| 2 | Mohd Ashraful | 0 | 129* | Ban | Srl | Col-PSS | 03 Jul 2007 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 0 | 104* | Ind | Srl | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
GS Sobers of West Indies and MC Cowdrey of England are the two captains to accomplish the feat on two occasions. MC Cowdrey’s both the feats were against West Indies. It is also interesting to note that both these captains have chosen Kingston and Port of Spain as grounds for their performance
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GS Sobers | 0 | 113* | Win | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | 132 | 0 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 |
| 1 | MC Cowdrey | 119 | 0 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 2 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 0 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
GS Sobers of West Indies and MC Cowdrey of England have accomplished the feat as rival captains at Kingston in Feb 1968. This is the only occasion in the annals of test cricket when rival captains have scored a duck and a century in the same test.
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GS Sobers | 0 | 113* | Win | Eng | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 2 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 0 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |