Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Wicketkeeper batsmen scoring a century against India in a Test innings

Q de Kock of South Africa scored 111 in the ongoing Test against India at Vizag to provide the 28th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a century in a Test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 CL Walcott 152 1 Win Ind Delhi 10 Nov 1948
2 CL Walcott 108 3 Win Ind Kolkata 31 Dec 1948
3 TG Evans 104 2 Eng Ind Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
4 Imtiaz Ahmed 135 1 Pak Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1961
5 PJL Dujon 110 2 Win Ind St John’s 28 Apr 1983
6 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
7 IDS Smith 173 1 NZl Ind Auckland 22 Feb 1990
8 A Flower 115 2 Zim Ind Delhi 13 Mar 1993
9 RC Russell 124 1 Eng Ind Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
10 A Flower 183* 1 Zim Ind Delhi 18 Nov 2000
11 A Flower 232* 3 Zim Ind Nagpur 25 Nov 2000
12 AC Gilchrist 122 2 Aus Ind Mumbai 27 Feb 2001
13 KC Sangakkara 105* 2 Srl Ind Galle 14 Aug 2001
14 RD Jacobs 118 2 Win Ind St John’s 10 May 2002
15 AC Gilchrist 104 1 Aus Ind Bengaluru 06 Oct 2004
16 Kamran Akmal 109 3 Pak Ind Mohali 08 Mar 2005
17 Kamran Akmal 102* 1 Pak Ind Lahore 13 Jan 2006
18 Kamran Akmal 113 1 Pak Ind Karachi 29 Jan 2006
19 Kamran Akmal 119 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 30 Nov 2007
20 BB McCullum 115 1 NZl Ind Napier 26 Mar 2009
21 HAPW Jayawardene 154* 2 Srl Ind Ahmedabad 16 Nov 2009
22 Mushfiqur Rahim 101 4 Ban Ind Chattogram 17 Jan 2010
23 MJ Prior 103* 3 Eng Ind Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
24 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
25 BJ Watling 124 3 NZl Ind Wellington 14 Feb 2014
26 LD Chandimal 162* 3 Srl Ind Galle 12 Aug 2015
27 Mushfiqur Rahim 127 2 Ban Ind Hyd-RGS 09 Feb 2017
28 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

Q de Kock became the second South African wicket keeper batsman to score a century against India after AB de Villiers. AB de Villiers had scored 103 at Johannesburg in Dec 2013. Q de Kock’s 111 in this game reprsents the highest individual innings by a South African wicket keeper batsman against India

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 AB de Villiers 103 4 SAF Ind Jo’burg 18 Dec 2013
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka and Q de Kock of South Africa are the two wicket keeper batsmen to score a “Nelson” against India in a test innings. The following table lists the particulars.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 SAR Silva 111 1 Srl Ind Col-PSS 06 Sep 1985
2 Q de Kock 111 2 SAF Ind Vizag 02 Oct 2019
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