Home Statsman Captains and centuries Mohandas Menon 13 August, 2018 15:47 IST Virat Kohli celebrates his century on day two of the first Test between England and India at Edgbaston on August 2. - Getty Images Mohandas Menon 13 August, 2018 15:47 IST 22The number of Test centuries for Virat Kohli in 113 innings. Only three other batsmen have done it in fewer. Kohli is the second quickest to reach this milestone in terms of time taken.Fewest innings to reach 22 Test hundredsInningsBatsmanCountryAchieved inAgeTime taken58Don BradmanAustraliaNovember 194638 years, 94 days17 years, 364 days101Sunil GavaskarIndiaNovember 197930 years, 116 days8 years, 242 days108Steve SmithAustraliaDecember 201728 years, 197 days7 years, 156 days113Virat KohliIndiaAugust 201829 years, 270 days7 years, 43 days114Sachin TendulkarIndiaDecember 199926 years, 248 days10 years, 43 daysShortest time to reach 22 Test hundredsTime takenBatsmanCountryAchieved inAgeInnings6 years, 269 daysAlastair CookEnglandNovember 201227 years, 336 days1497 years, 43 daysVirat KohliIndiaAugust 201829 years, 270 days1137 years, 156 daysSteve SmithAustraliaDecember 201728 years, 197 days1088 years, 82 daysMichael ClarkeAustraliaDecember 201231 years, 269 days1468 years, 242 daysSunil GavaskarIndiaNovember 197930 years, 116 days10115The number of Test centuries for Virat Kohli as captain in 58 innings. He becomes the sixth captain to register 15 or more centuries in Tests. Only two other Test captains have scored more hundreds than Kohli. By registering his 15th Test 100 as captain in just 58 innings, he became the second quickest after Aussie Steve Smith in terms of innings.Players with 15 of more Test hundreds as captainHundredsBatsmanCountryMatchesInningsRunsNot outsHighest scoreAverageFifties25Graeme SmithSouth Africa1091938,6591227747.833619Ricky PontingAustralia771406,5421320951.513515Allan BorderAustralia931546,6232420550.943615Steve WaughAustralia57833,7141219952.301015Steve SmithAustralia34603,659823970.361315Virat KohliIndia36593,656424366.477Fewest innings to reach 15 Test centuries as captainInningsBatsmanCountryAchieved inAgeTime taken since debut as captain53Steve SmithAustraliaDecember 201728 years, 211 days3 years, 13 days58Virat KohliIndiaAugust 201829 years, 270 days3 years, 236 days74Steve WaughAustraliaJuly 200338 years, 55 days4 years, 144 days75Ricky PontingAustraliaMay 200833 years, 155 days4 years, 75 days113Graeme SmithSouth AfricaNovember 200827 years, 292 days5 years, 209 days144Allan BorderAustraliaDecember 199338 years, 131 days8 years, 363 daysNote: Graeme Smith’s records include one Test for the ICC World XI in 2005.7000The number of runs scored by Virat Kohli as captain across all international formats. He reached this milestone during his first-innings knock of 149 at Birmingham. He becomes the 15th captain to aggregate this figure in international cricket. While doing so, he became the quickest to reach this landmark in terms of innings, reaching there in 39 fewer innings than West Indian great Brian Lara.Fewest innings to reach 7,000 international runs as captainInningsMatchesBatsmanCountryAchieved inTotal matches as captainTotal innings as captainTotal runs as captain125105Virat KohliIndiaAugust 20181051257,160164136Brian LaraWest IndiesMay 20061722048,410166149Ricky PontingAustraliaMarch 200632437615,440166136Michael ClarkeAustraliaJuly 20151391717,060171124Alastair CookEnglandOctober 20161291817,372173151Clive LloydWest IndiesJanuary 19851581787,149173137Graeme SmithSouth AfricaMarch 200728636814,878175144Misbah-ul-HaqPakistanOctober 20161511897,3923The number of occasions India has failed to successfully chase targets of less than 200 runs in Tests.Lowest targets India failed to chaseTargetLost byFourth-innings totalAgainstVenueDateCaptain12038 runs81West IndiesBridgetownMarch 31, 1997Sachin Tendulkar17663 runs112Sri LankaGalleAugust 15, 2015Virat Kohli19431 runs162EnglandBirminghamAugust 4, 2018Virat Kohli20872 runs135South AfricaCape TownJanuary 8, 2018Virat Kohli22116 runs204PakistanBangaloreMarch 17, 1987Sunil Gavaskar23194 runs136AustraliaKolkataNovember 6, 1956Polly Umrigar23561 runs173ZimbabweHarareOctober 10, 1998Mohammad Azharuddin Queries CornerIn the Birmingham Test match, Virat Kohli put a 50-run stand for the 10th wicket with Umesh Yadav, who made just one. Is this some sort of a record?– Rajeev Rathi, JaipurIn Test cricket, this is the fifth occasion that the No.11 batsman’s contribution is just one in a 50-plus stand. However, Kohli and Yadav’s stand of 57 runs for the last wicket is the second highest among the five instances. At this very ground – Edgbaston – in an Ashes Test match, Australians Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath put on 63 for the 10th wicket with the latter contributing just one run!I noticed in the recent Test match at Kingston that none of the 10 West Indian batsmen were dismissed ‘caught’? Has this happened before in Test cricket?– Anil Nalawade, NagpurThis occurred in the West Indies’ second innings when the team was dismissed for 129 by the Bangladeshi bowlers. The innings had four of the batsmen bowled, three leg-before and three stumped. This is actually the fourth occasion that this has happened in Test cricket. The first three: South Africa all out for 43 against England at Cape Town in March 1889, New Zealand dismissed for 158 by England at Auckland in March 1933 and Australia all out for 674 against India at Adelaide in January 1948.What is India’s record in a five-match Test series?– Vikas Singh, RaipurBefore the ongoing Test series in England, India has played 34 series of five or more Tests (including six six-Test series). India has won 10, lost 20 and drawn four. Of the six-match series, India has won four and lost two. In five-match series, India has won six , lost 18 and drawn four.How many Indian captains have made Test centuries in England?– Rahul Satpathy, New DelhiVirat Kohli (149) in the recent Edgbaston Test became the fourth to register three-figure scores as captain for India in England. Mohammad Azharuddin has two centuries – 179 at Manchester and 121 at Lord’s in 1990. The others are Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (148 at Leeds, 1967) and Sourav Ganguly (128 at Leeds, 2002).Note: All figures above are updated as of 4 August 2018. Support Sportstar Dear Reader, Support our journalism — where text and pictures intermingle so seamlessly — and help us scale up your experience as the world changes around us. Your contribution is vital to our brand of uninfluenced, boots-on-the-ground reportage that’s worth your while. Clickbait sensationalism is not for us, but editorial independence is — we owe it to you. Support Quality Journalism Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.