V Kohli occupies the third place in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in the annals of test cricket
V Kohli’s 103 against England at Nottingham in the recently concluded test provides his 16th century while leading India. He now stands third in the list of captains who have scored most centuries in the annals of test cricket. GC Smith with 25 centuries and RT Ponting with 19 centuries are the other two captains who have scored more centuries than V Kohli while leading their teams. V Kohli’s 16 centuries are listed below. He went past AR Border and SPD Smith who have scored 15 centuries on his way to the third place.
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 115 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 2 | 141 | 4 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 3 | 147 | 4 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 06 Jan 2015 |
| 4 | 103 | 4 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 5 | 200 | 4 | 1 | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 6 | 211 | 4 | 1 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 7 | 167 | 4 | 1 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 8 | 235 | 4 | 2 | v England | Mumbai | 08 Dec 2016 |
| 9 | 204 | 4 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 10 | 103* | 4 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 11 | 104* | 4 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 12 | 213 | 4 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 24 Nov 2017 |
| 13 | 243 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 02 Dec 2017 |
| 14 | 153 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 15 | 149 | 4 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
| 16 | 103 | 4 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
V Kohli has scored all his 16 centuries as captain while batting at number four. He holds the record for most centuries by a captain batting at number four in the annals of test cricket. DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka has scored 14 centuries as captain batting at number four.