Indian captains scoring a century on away soil.

Indian captains scoring a century on away soil.

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the  just concluded test provides the 28th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 SM Gavaskar 116 2 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Jan 1976
3 SM Gavaskar 127* 3 v Pakistan Faisalabad 03 Jan 1983
4 N Kapil Dev 100* 3 v West Indies Port of Spain 11 Mar 1983
5 M Azharuddin 192 2 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 1990
6 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
7 M Azharuddin 179 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
8 M Azharuddin 106 4 v Australia Adelaide 25 Jan 1992
9 SR Tendulkar 169 2 v South Africa Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
10 SR Tendulkar 143 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 02 Aug 1997
11 SR Tendulkar 139 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 09 Aug 1997
12 M Azharuddin 103* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Dec 1998
13 SR Tendulkar 116 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
14 SC Ganguly 128 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
15 SC Ganguly 144 2 v Australia Brisbane 04 Dec 2003
16 SC Ganguly 101 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
17 R Dravid 128* 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
18 R Dravid 103 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
19 R Dravid 146 1 v West Indies Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006
20 R Dravid 129 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 25 May 2007
21 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
22 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
23 V Kohli 147 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
24 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
25 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
26 V Kohli 103* 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
27 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
28 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test provide the fifth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a century against England  in England.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 148 3 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
2 M Azharuddin 121 2 v England Lord’s 26 Jul 1990
3 M Azharuddin 179 2 v England Manchester 09 Aug 1990
4 SC Ganguly 128 1 v England Leeds 22 Aug 2002
5 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test provides the eighth occasion of his scoring  century as an Indian captain on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 115 2 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 141 4 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
3 V Kohli 147 2 v Australia Sydney 06 Jan 2015
4 V Kohli 103 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015
5 V Kohli 200 1 v West Indies North Sound 21 Jul 2016
6 V Kohli 103* 3 v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Jul 2017
7 V Kohli 153 2 v South Africa Centurion 13 Jan 2018
8 V Kohli 149 2 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli became the first  Indian captain and seventh captain overall to score eight or more centuries  on away soil. Others are – GC Smith {15}, CH Lloyd {09}, AR Border {08}, AN Cook {08], RT Ponting {08} and SR Waugh {08}

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

England wicketkeepers scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test.

JM Bairstow scored 70 and effected five dismissals in the just concluded test at Birmingham against India to provide the eleventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper scoring a fifty and effecting five or more dismissals in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below. JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides  the first such feat by an England wicketkeeper against India in a test

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RC Russell 55 4       v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
  RC Russell   1 5 5 0 v West Indies Bridgetown 5 Apr 1990
                   
2 AJ Stewart 56 3       v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
  AJ Stewart   1 5 5 0 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
                   
3 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
4 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
5 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
6 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
7 JC Buttler 59* 3       v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
  JC Buttler   2 5 5 0 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
                   
8 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
9 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
10 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat at Birmingham provides his third such feat and he became the second England wicketkeeper to perform such a feat on three or more occasions. MJ Prior has  performed the feat on four occasions

No Player Runs Inns Dis Ct St Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MJ Prior 85 2       v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
  MJ Prior   1 6 6 0 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
                   
2 MJ Prior 118 2       v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
  MJ Prior   3 5 5 0 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
                   
3 MJ Prior 73 4       v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
  MJ Prior   1 6 5 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
                   
4 MJ Prior 73 2       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior 110* 4       v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
  MJ Prior   1 5 5 0 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                   
1 JM Bairstow 140 1       v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
                   
2 JM Bairstow 101 1       v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
  JM Bairstow   2 5 5 0 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
                   
3 JM Bairstow 70 1       v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
  JM Bairstow   4 5 5 0 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

 

Indian bowler’s five wicket hauls in an innings going in vain against England in England.

Indian bowler’s five wicket hauls in an innings going in vain against England in England.

I Sharma’s five for 51 in the just concluded test at Birmingham against England was in a losing cause to provide the fifteenth occasion of an Indian bowler’s five-wicket haul in an innings going in vain against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
6 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
7 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
8 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
9 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
10 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
11 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
12 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
13 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
14 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
15 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

Indian bowlers capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England in England.

I Sharma captured five for 51 in the just concluded test at Birmingham against England to  provide the  29th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five plus wickets in an innings against England  in England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 M Nissar 26.0 3 93 5 1 v England Lord’s 25 Jun 1932
2 L Amar Singh 25.1 11 35 6 2 v England Lord’s 27 Jun 1936
3 M Nissar 26.0 2 120 5 1 v England The Oval 15 Aug 1936
4 L Amarnath 57.0 18 118 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1946
5 L Amarnath 51.0 17 96 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
6 MH Mankad 46.0 15 101 5 1 v England Manchester 20 Jul 1946
7 Ghulam Ahmed 63.0 24 100 5 2 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
8 MH Mankad 73.0 24 196 5 2 v England Lord’s 19 Jun 1952
9 RB Desai 31.4 8 89 5 2 v England Lord’s 18 Jun 1959
10 Surendranath 47.1 17 115 5 1 v England Manchester 23 Jul 1959
11 Surendranath 51.3 25 75 5 2 v England The Oval 20 Aug 1959
12 BS Chandrasekhar 53.0 9 127 5 2 v England Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
13 BS Chandrasekhar 18.1 3 38 6 3 v England The Oval 19 Aug 1971
14 BS Bedi 64.2 8 226 6 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1974
15 N Kapil Dev 48.0 15 146 5 1 v England Birmingham 12 Jul 1979
16 N Kapil Dev 43.0 8 125 5 1 v England Lord’s 10 Jun 1982
17 DR Doshi 47.1 17 102 6 1 v England Manchester 24 Jun 1982
18 C Sharma 32.0 10 64 5 1 v England Lord’s 05 Jun 1986
19 RMH Binny 13.0 1 40 5 2 v England Leeds 19 Jun 1986
20 C Sharma 24.0 4 58 6 3 v England Birmingham 03 Jul 1986
21 BKV Prasad 33.3 10 76 5 1 v England Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
22 Harbhajan Singh 38.4 6 115 5 1 v England The Oval 05 Sep 2002
23 RP Singh 16.3 3 59 5 3 v England Lord’s 19 Jul 2007
24 Z Khan 27.0 10 75 5 3 v England Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
25 P Kumar 40.3 10 106 5 1 v England Lord’s 21 Jul 2011
26 B Kumar 30.5 8 82 5 2 v England Nottingham 09 Jul 2014
27 B Kumar 31.0 10 82 6 2 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
38 I Sharma 23.0 6 74 7 4 v England Lord’s 17 Jul 2014
29 I Sharma 13.0 0 51 5 3 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings

England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings

JM Bairstow of England effected five dismissals against India in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the 38th occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 v India Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
3 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
4 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
5 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
6 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
7 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
8 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
9 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2007
10 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
11 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
12 JM Bairstow 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
12 JG Binks 5 5 0 1 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1964
14 JM Parks 5 3 2 2 v Australia Sydney 07 Jan 1966
15 JM Parks 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1966
16 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
17 RW Taylor 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 10 Aug 1978
18 RW Taylor 5 5 0 1 v Australia Brisbane 01 Dec 1978
19 CJ Richards 5 5 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1986
20 RC Russell 5 5 0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
21 RC Russell 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
22 RC Russell 5 4 1 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
23 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
24 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
25 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
26 JS Foster 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
27 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
28 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
29 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
30 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
31 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
32 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
33 MJ Prior 5 5 0 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
34 MJ Prior 5 5 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
35 JC Buttler 5 5 0 2 v West Indies North Sound 13 Apr 2015
36 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
37 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
38 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the seventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RW Taylor 7 7 0 1 v India Mumbai 15 Feb 1980
2 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
3 JG Binks 5 5 0 1 v India Kolkata 29 Jan 1964
4 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
5 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
6 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
7 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of his effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. He became the sixth England wicketkeeper to effect five or more dismissals in a test innings on four or more occasions. Others are – GO Jones {05}, MJ Prior {05}, RC Russell {05}, AJ Stewart {04} an CMW Read {04}. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
2 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v India Mumbai 18 Mar 2006
3 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
4 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
5 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
                 
1 MJ Prior 6 6 0 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2010
2 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
3 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
4 MJ Prior 5 5 0 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2011
5 MJ Prior 5 5 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 22 Mar 2013
                 
1 RC Russell 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1990
2 RC Russell 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
3 RC Russell 5 5 0 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 05 Apr 1990
4 RC Russell 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
5 RC Russell 5 4 1 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1995
                 
1 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
2 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
3 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
4 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
                 
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 CMW Read 6 6 0 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2006
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2007
4 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
                 
1 JM Bairstow 6 6 0 1 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Jan 2016
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
3 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 30 Mar 2018
4 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the 16th occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at home against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JT Murray 6 6 0 1 v India Lord’s 22 Jun 1967
2 AJ Stewart 6 6 0 1 v Australia Manchester 03 Jul 1997
3 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
4 GO Jones 6 6 0 1 v Bangladesh Ch-le-St 03 Jun 2005
5 MJ Prior 6 5 1 1 v South Africa Lord’s 16 Aug 2012
6 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
7 RW Taylor 5 5 0 2 v New Zealand Nottingham 10 Aug 1978
8 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 1 v South Africa Lord’s 18 Jun 1998
9 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 3 v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
10 AJ Stewart 5 5 0 2 v Australia Lord’s 19 Jul 2001
11 GO Jones 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Lord’s 11 May 2006
12 GO Jones 5 5 0 2 v Pakistan Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
13 GO Jones 5 4 1 3 v Pakistan Manchester 27 Jul 2006
14 MJ Prior 5 5 0 2 v India Nottingham 27 Jul 2007
15 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 2 v Sri Lanka Leeds 19 May 2016
16 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at Birmingham against various oppositions. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CMW Read 6 5 1 3 v New Zealand Birmingham 01 Jul 1999
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
2 JS Foster 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
3 CMW Read 5 5 0 4 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Oct 2003
4 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 APE Knott 5 4 1 4 v India Manchester 06 Jun 1974
2 JM Bairstow 5 5 0 4 v India Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

Captain’s century and half century in test going in vain.

Captain’s century and half century in test going in vain.

V Kohli’s 149 and 51 against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham was in a losing cause to provide the 20th occasion of a captain ’s century and half-century in test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 AD Nourse 65 114 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
2 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
3 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
4 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
5 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
6 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
7 AW Greig 116 76* Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
8 DI Gower 57 106 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
9 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
10 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
11 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
12 SR Tendulkar 116 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
13 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
14 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
15 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
16 Shakib Al Hasan 87 100 Ban NZl Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
17 BRM Taylor 50 117 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
18 M Jayawardene 105 64 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
19 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
20 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

JR Reid of New Zeland {03}, BC Lara of West Indies {02} and V Kohli {02} are the three captains who have witnessed two or more occasions of their century and half-century in test going in vain. The following table lists the performance of these three captains.

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
2 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
3 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
               
1 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
2 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
               
1 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

 

Captain’s fifties in both innings of a test going in vain.

Captain’s fifties in both innings of a test going in vain.

V Kohli’s 149 and 51 against England in the just  concluded test at Birmingham was in a losing cause to  provide the 49th occasion of a captain’s fifties in both  innings of a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 57 51 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Mar 1895
2 MA Noble 61 64 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
3 JWHT Douglas 50 60 Eng Aus Melbourne 11 Feb 1921
4 HW Taylor 59* 56 SAF Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1924
5 J Ryder 63 87 Aus Eng Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
6 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
7 AD Nourse 65 114 SAF Aus Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
8 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
9 GO Rabone 107 68 NZl SAF Durban 11 Dec 1953
10 L Hutton 72 77 Eng Win Bridgetown 06 Feb 1954
11 PBH May 63 53 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
12 ER Dexter 57 62 Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1961
13 JR Reid 60 142 NZl SAF Johannesburg 02 Feb 1962
14 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
15 JR Reid 128 76 NZl Pak Karachi 09 Apr 1965
16 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
17 MAK Pataudi 75 85 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
18 IM Chappell 65 50 Aus Eng Melbourne 08 Feb 1975
19 AW Greig 116 76* Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
20 DI Gower 57 106 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
21 KC Wessels 59 74 SAF Win Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
22 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
23 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
24 BC Lara 51 79 Win SAF Durban 26 Dec 1998
25 A Flower 74 129 Zim Srl Harare 26 Nov 1999
26 BC Lara 67 75 Win NZl Wellington 26 Dec 1999
27 SR Tendulkar 116 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
28 SP Fleming 57 99 NZl SAF Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
29 CL Hooper 53 54* Win SAF Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
30 BC Lara 91 122 Win Aus Port of Spain 19 Apr 2003
31 T Taibu 71* 52 Zim Ind Bulawayo 13 Sep 2005
32 MS Atapattu 88 67 Srl Ind Delhi 10 Dec 2005
33 Habibul Bashar 69 73 Ban Srl Bogra 08 Mar 2006
34 A Flintoff 70 51 Eng Ind Mohali 09 Mar 2006
35 BC Lara 61 122 Win Pak Lahore 11 Nov 2006
36 RT Ponting 101 99 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
37 Shakib Al Hasan 87 100 Ban NZl Hamilton 15 Feb 2010
38 RT Ponting 77 72 Aus Ind Bengaluru 09 Oct 2010
39 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
40 BRM Taylor 50 117 Zim NZl Bulawayo 01 Nov 2011
41 M Jayawardene 105 64 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
42 M Jayawardene 72 60 Srl Aus Sydney 03 Jan 2013
43 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
44 AD Mathews 50 66 Srl NZl Christchurch 26 Dec 2014
45 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015
46 JE Root 59 72 Eng Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
47 LD Chandimal 57 61 Srl Ind Nagpur 24 Nov 2017
48 JE Root 83 58* Eng Aus Sydney 04 Jan 2018
49 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

It also provides the seventh occasion of an Indian captain’s twin fifties in a losing cause. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
3 MAK Pataudi 75 85 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
4 SR Tendulkar 116 52 Ind Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
5 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
6 V Kohli 115 141 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
7 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

It also provides the twelfth occasion of a captain’s twin fifties in a losing cause against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 G Giffen 57 51 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Mar 1895
2 MA Noble 61 64 Aus Eng Melbourne 01 Jan 1908
3 HW Taylor 59* 56 SAF Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1924
4 J Ryder 63 87 Aus Eng Adelaide 01 Feb 1929
5 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
6 JR Reid 74 100 NZl Eng Christchurch 15 Mar 1963
7 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
8 IM Chappell 65 50 Aus Eng Melbourne 08 Feb 1975
9 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
19 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
11 M Jayawardene 105 64 Srl Eng Colombo (PSS) 03 Apr 2012
12 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian captain’s twin fifties in a losing cause against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
3 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
4 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

It also provides the twelfth occasion of a captain’s twin fifties in a losing cause on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 59* 56 SAF Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1924
2 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
3 PBH May 63 53 Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jun 1956
4 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
5 AW Greig 116 76* Eng Win Leeds 22 Jul 1976
6 DI Gower 57 106 Eng Aus Lord’s 22 Jun 1989
7 GA Gooch 65 133 Eng Aus Manchester 03 Jun 1993
8 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
9 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
10 AN Cook 75 56 Eng NZl Leeds 29 May 2015
11 JE Root 59 72 Eng Win Leeds 25 Aug 2017
12 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

It also provides the sixth occasion of a visiting captain’s twin fifties in a losing cause on English soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 59* 56 SAF Eng Leeds 12 Jul 1924
2 VS Hazare 89 56 Ind Eng Leeds 05 Jun 1952
3 MAK Pataudi 64 148 Ind Eng Leeds 08 Jun 1967
4 WJ Cronje 126 67 SAF Eng Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
5 MS Dhoni 77 74* Ind Eng Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
6 V Kohli 149 51 Ind Eng Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test

Indian captains scoring fifties in both innings of a test

V Kohli scored 149 and 51 against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the 17th occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 89 56 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 MAK Pataudi 86 53 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964
3 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
4 MAK Pataudi 75 85 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
5 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
6 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978
7 SR Tendulkar 116 52 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1999
8 SC Ganguly 68 99 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
9 R Dravid 81 68 v West Indies Kingston 30 Jun 2006
10 MS Dhoni 92 68* v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
11 MS Dhoni 56 55 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
12 MS Dhoni 52 56* v New Zealand Wellington 03 Apr 2009
13 MS Dhoni 77 74* v England Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
14 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
15 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
16 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
17 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli scored 149 and  51  against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian captain scoring fifties in both innings of a test against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 VS Hazare 89 56 v England Leeds 05 Jun 1952
2 MAK Pataudi 64 148 v England Leeds 08 Jun 1967
3 SC Ganguly 68 99 v England Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
4 MS Dhoni 77 74* v England Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
5 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
6 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli scored 149 and 51 against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the second occasion of his scoring fifties as an Indian captain in both innings of a test against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
2 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli scored 149 and 51 against England in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring fifties as an Indian captain both innings of a test. He emulated MS Dhoni who has also achieved such a fat on four occasions. The following table lists the performance of these two Indian captains

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 MS Dhoni 56 55 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
3 MS Dhoni 52 56* v New Zealand Wellington 03 Apr 2009
4 MS Dhoni 77 74* v England Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
             
1 V Kohli 115 141 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
2 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
3 V Kohli 243 50 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02 Dec 2017
4 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018

V Kohli became the fourth Indian captain to score fifties in both innings of a test against a specific opposition on two occasions. The following table lists the four Indian captains with their performances.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 MAK Pataudi 86 53 v Australia Mumbai (BS) 10 Oct 1964
2 MAK Pataudi 75 85 v Australia Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
             
1 MS Dhoni 92 68* v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 MS Dhoni 56 55 v Australia Nagpur 06 Nov 2008
             
1 V Kohli 167 81 v England Visakhapatnam 17 Nov 2016
2 V Kohli 149 51 v England Birmingham 01 Aug 2018
             
1 SM Gavaskar 205 73 v West Indies Mumbai 01 Dec 1978
2 SM Gavaskar 107 182* v West Indies Kolkata 29 Dec 1978

 

 

Records galore for V Kohli in tests with his 149 at Birmingham against England

Records galore for V Kohli in tests with his 149 at Birmingham against England

Other milestones achieved by V Kohli during his knock of 149 at Birmingham in the ongoing test are tabulated below

He now owns the record of scoring most runs by an Indian captain in tests. His aggregate at the end of second day’s play at Birmingham read 3605. MS Dhoni’s aggregate of 3454 was the previous highest aggregate by an Indian captain.

V Kohli’s aggregate runs against England read 804 while leading India against England. He became the second Indian captain to score 800 plus runs against England. MS Dhoni is the other captain with 842 runs to his credit.

V Kohli’ run aggregate against England read 1126 as batsman. He became the 13th  Indian batsman to total 1000 plus runs against England. He reached the milestone of scoring 1000 runs when he was on 23 during his knock of 149.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar 32 53 4 2535 193 51.73 7 13 0
2 SM Gavaskar 38 67 2 2483 221 38.20 4 16 3
3 R Dravid 21 37 5 1950 217 60.93 7 8 1
4 GR Viswanath 30 54 4 1880 222 37.60 4 12 3
5 DB Vengsarkar 26 43 6 1589 157 42.94 5 6 3
6 N Kapil Dev 27 39 6 1355 116 41.06 2 8 4
7 M Azharuddin 15 24 2 1278 182 58.09 6 3 1
8 VL Manjrekar 17 29 2 1181 189* 43.74 3 5 4
9 MS Dhoni 21 37 2 1157 99 33.05 0 12 5
10 V Kohli 15 26 3 1126 235 48.95 4 2 2
11 FM Engineer 18 33 3 1113 121 37.10 1 8 2
12 CA Pujara 14 25 2 1061 206* 46.13 4 2 1
13 RJ Shastri 20 31 4 1026 187 38.00 4 3 3

V Kohli’s 149 represents his 22nd century as a batsman. He became the sixth Indian batsman to score 22 or more test centuries. Others are – SR Tendulkar {51}, R Dravid {36}, SM Gavaskar {34}, V Sehwag {23} and M Azharuddin {22}

V Kohli’s 149 represents his  12th test century on  away soil. He became the fourth Indian batsman to score 12 or more centuries  on  away soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {29}, R Dravid {21} and SM Gavaskar {18}

It also represents his 15th century as captain batting at number four. He now  owns the record for  most centuries by a captain batting at  number  four. He went past DPMD Jayawardne who held the record previously with 14 centuries to his credit while batting at number four. BC Lara and SPD Smith are the other  two  captains who have  scored  ten centuries while batting at number four.

V Kohli now has an aggregate of  3416 runs as captain while  batting at number four. Only AR Border has scored more runs – 3458 – as captain who has batted at number four. AR Border and V Kohli are the only two captains in the  annals of test cricket with an aggregate of 3400 plus runs while batting at number four.

V Kohli’s 149 represent his 25th score  of  fifty plus runs while batting at number four. He became the third  Indian batsman to score 25 fifties while  batting at number four. Others are – SR Tendulkar {102} and GR Viswanath {43}

V Kohli’s 149 represnet his eleventh century while batting at number four on away soil. He now stands fourth in the list of batsmen who have scored eleven or more centuries while batting at number four on away soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {24}, JH Kallis {14} and BC Lara {13}

V Kohli joins the elite list of captains who have scored 15 or more test centuries

V Kohli joins the elite list of captains who have scored 15 or more test centuries

V Kohli of India scored 149 against England in the ongoing  first test at Birmingham which fetched him his 15th century while  leading India. He earned the distinction of becoming  the first  Indian captain  and sixth overall to score 15 test hundreds as captain. The following table lists the performance of six captains

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 GC Smith SAF 109 193 12 8659 277 47.83 25 36 10
2 RT Ponting Aus 77 140 13 6542 209 51.51 19 35 07
3 AR Border Aus 93 154 24 6623 205 50.94 15 36 07
4 V Kohli Ind 36 058 04 3605 243 66.75 15 06 02
5 SPD Smith Aus 34 060 08 3659 239 70.36 15 13 01
6 SR Waugh Aus 57 083 12 3714 199 52.30 15 10 06

The following table lists the fifteen centuries scored by V Kohli

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