V Kohli owns the record for most double centuries by a captain
V Kohli of India scored 243 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test against Sri Lanka at Delhi This knock represents his sixth double century while leading India. He now owns the record for most double centuries scored by a captain in the annals of test cricket. He went past BC Lara who had scored five centuries captaining West Indies. The following table lists the centuries scored by V Kohli and BC Lara.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | V Kohli | 200 | 1 | Ind | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 211 | 1 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 235 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 204 | 1 | Ind | Ban | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 213 | 2 | Ind | Srl | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 243 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Delhi | 02 Dec 2017 |
| 1 | BC Lara | 213 | 2 | Win | Aus | Kingston | 13 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 209 | 2 | Win | Srl | Gros Islet | 20 Jun 2003 |
| 3 | BC Lara | 202 | 2 | Win | SAF | Johannesburg | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 4 | BC Lara | 400* | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 5 | BC Lara | 216 | 2 | Win | Pak | Multan | 19 Nov 2006 |