Virat Kohli has scored 7 double centuries in his Test career so far.

He stands currently at the joint 4th place in the list of the batsmen with the most 200+ scores in Test cricket.

The former Indian captain also tops the list of most double centuries by Indian players in the longest format followed by Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag who have 6 to their names.

He is also the holder of the record of most double centuries by captains in Tests, beating Brian Lara who had five.

Also, he is now the sixth batsman to score three consecutive double hundreds in Tests.

Here is the list of all Virat Kohli double centuries in Test cricket.

Virat Kohli’s 200s in Tests – List

  1. 200 vs West Indies | Antigua | 2016
  2. 211 vs New Zealand | Indore | 2016
  3. 235 vs England | Mumbai | 2016
  4. 204 vs Bangladesh | Hyderabad | 2017
  5. 213 vs Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 2017
  6. 243 vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2017
  7. 254* vs South Africa | Pune | 2019

Take-Away Points on Virat’s Test Double-Centuries

Virat Kohli is the first Indian captain to score a 200 away from India when he scored that 200 against West Indies in Antigua.

Kohli has scored 3 200s each in 2016 & 2017.

He is the fifth batsman to score 3 or more double centuries in a calendar year.

Michael Clarke scored 4 in 2012, whereas Don Bradman in 1930, Ricky Ponting in 2003 & Brendon Mccullum in 2014 also have hit 3 double centuries in a year.

Virat Kohli is now the only player to have 3 double centuries in a year twice (2016 & 2017), and that too for the consecutive years.

Buvanesh Thiraviam

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