You will be surprised to know that captain of Test cricket who is the king of double century and number one:

News India Live, Digital Desk: You may be really surprised to see the world record of scoring most double centuries as a captain in Test cricket, because neither Sir Don Bradman nor Ricky Ponting is the one who made it! This fantastic record is our own great former captain of India Virat Kohli Is the name of.

Virat Kohli Total in test cricket as captain 7 double centuries By setting this unprecedented world record. He did this feat between 2016 and 2019, when he was captaining the Indian team. Kohli captained in 68 Test matches from 2014 to 2022 and during this period he scored 5,864 runs at an excellent average of 54.80, which included 20 centuries. His highest score has been 254 runs not out. The most important thing is that these 7 double centuries of Kohli came in such matches, out of which the Indian team won 6, which shows his match-winning innings.

Second in this list is West Indies legend Brian Lara, who has scored 5 double centuries as captain. Lara captained in 47 matches and scored 4,685 runs at an average of 57.83. His best individual score, 400 not out, is also the highest individual score in Test cricket to date.

At the same time, former Australia captains Don Bradman and Michael Clarke, and South Africa’s Graeme Smith have scored 4-4 double centuries as captain. Bradman scored 3,147 runs in 24 Tests, Clarke scored 3,946 runs in 47 Tests and Smith scored 8,659 runs in 109 Tests. Players like Greg Chappell, Stephen Fleming, Brendon McCullum, Bob Simpson, Kane Williamson, Mahela Jayawardene and Joe Root have scored 3-3 double centuries as captain.

This record truly shows Virat Kohli’s extraordinary batting and ability to score big scores even under pressure when he was leading the team from the front.