List Of Records By Virat Kohli As India's Test Captain

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Virat Kohli has been India's best Test captain [Source: @wohkhahai/x.com]Virat Kohli has been India's best Test captain [Source: @wohkhahai/x.com]

Virat Kohli didn’t just lead India, he redefined what it meant to wear the whites with fire in the belly and steel in the eyes. From charging down the pitch to spinners to taking on sledges with a smirk, Kohli turned the old-school image of Test captaincy on its head.

And while he’s now signed off from the format, the record books will always remember what he did with the armband on. Here’s a look at the mountain of milestones Virat Kohli climbed as India’s Test captain.

Most Test Wins By An Indian Captain

Kohli led India in 68 Tests and ended up with 40 wins. That’s not just the most by any Indian captain, it’s a record that puts him right up there with the greats of the game. Winning in whites isn’t easy, especially on foreign soil but Kohli made it a habit.

Best Win Percentage As Indian Captain In Tests

You win 40 out of 68 matches and you are bound to end up with a win percentage that turns heads. Kohli finished with a Test win percentage of 59%, comfortably the best among Indian skippers with 10+ matches. In a format where draws and grind-outs are common, Kohli’s teams always played for the win.

Only Captain To Score Centuries In His First 3 Test Innings

Most captains take time to settle into the role but Virat Kohli walked in and started smashing centuries. He remains the only Test captain in the world to notch up tons in each of his first three innings (114, 141 in Adelaide (2014) and 169 in Melbourne (2014) vs Australia as skipper.


Most Double Hundreds By An Indian Captain

Virat didn’t believe in just hundreds. When he got in, he made it count. As captain, he smashed 7 double centuries, the most by any Indian skipper. And these weren’t slow grinds, they were classy, dominant and match-winning knocks.

Most Test Hundreds By An Indian Skipper

Kohli brought up 20 Test centuries while leading the side, another record under his name. It wasn’t just about leadership from the head; it was leadership from the front. Whether it was England, Australia or at home, if India needed a knock, Kohli usually stepped up.

Fastest Test Century By An Indian Captain

Virat doesn’t do boring. Even in Tests. He holds the record for the fastest century by an Indian captain in the format when he scored 100 off 93 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017. 

First Indian Captain to Win A Test Series in Australia

This one is the jewel in the crown. India had toured Australia for decades and returned empty-handed every time. Until 2018. Kohli became the first Indian captain to win a Test series (2-1) Down Under, breaking the hoodoo and scripting history on Aussie turf.

Most Test Runs As Indian Captain

It’s not just the wins and hundreds, Kohli also piled on the most runs ever by an Indian skipper (5864) in 68 Tests at an average of 54.80.