--- title: "Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?" description: "Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?" author: "Devansh Misra" published: 2018-03-10 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38212/name-the-indian-test-team-captain-who-on-22-july-2016-became-the-first-indian-captain-to-score-a-double-century-outside-india category: "games" tags: ["cricket (sport)"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India? [Name the Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35131/name-the-indian-prime-minister-holding-position-for-the-longest-time) [test](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100353/how-to-pass-gre-test) [team](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101385/who-s-the-reigning-wwe-women-s-tag-team-champion) [captain](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101274/what-were-the-main-accomplishments-of-captain-james-cook) who on 22 July 2016 [became the first Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52136/name-of-the-artist-who-became-the-first-indian-to-be-awarded-the-joan-miro-prize) captain to [score](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126373/world-cup-2019-live-score) a [double century](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48210/who-was-the-first-indian-to-hit-a-double-century-in-atest-match) outside [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34637/who-is-the-ceo-of-forbes-india)? ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/964a52ad-8aff-4180-ba4e-affc12f40f40/images/b627cb0a-74b3-470c-9959-3dbafff47612.jpeg) (Virat Kohli) **Virat Kohli** became the **first Indian captain** to score a **double century** outside India. He achieved this feat while playing against the **West Indies** on **22nd July 2016**. Indian cricket team was on the tour of West Indies in **July 2016**. Virat Kohli scored a **ton** in the **first test match** of the **series** against the **hosts**. Virat Kohli scored **200** runs facing **283** deliveries at a strike rate of **70.67**. He reached the figure at the stroke of **lunch**. ![Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/964a52ad-8aff-4180-ba4e-affc12f40f40/images/0ea58245-7878-4084-8493-88745a713fcb.jpeg) Virat Kohli is the **captain** of the **[Indian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34642/which-indian-it-company-has-been-recognized-as-one-of-the-world-s-best-employers-by-the-top-employer-institute-for-the-third-consecutive-year) cricket team** in all the **three formats** of the game. Born in **Delhi** on **5th November 1988**, Kohli is a **right-handed batsman**. Virat Kohli made his **one day international (ODI) debut** against **Sri Lanka** on **18th August 2008**. Virat Kohli became the **175th** player to represent **India** in the **ODIs**. Virat Kohli made his **test debut** against the **West Indies** on **20th June 2011**. He was the **269th** player to represent the **country** in test matches. Kohli made his **T20I debut** on **12th June 2010** against **Zimbabwe**. He became the **31st** player to represent his **country** in **T20 Internationals**. In the **Indian Premier League (IPL)**, Virat Kohli represents **Royal Challengers Bangalore**. He is the **captain** of the team. ![Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/964a52ad-8aff-4180-ba4e-affc12f40f40/images/2bbed13d-f77c-4b1c-9334-b6cafd241c52.jpeg) Virat Kohli has scored **5554 runs** in **66 test matches** at a **batting average** of **53.40**. His **highest score** in test matches is **243**. He has got **16 fifty’s** and **21 hundred’s** to his name in **test matches**. In the **ODIs** Virat has played **208 matches**. He has scored **9588** runs in **208 matches** at a **batting average** of **58**.10. His **highest score** in one-dayers is **183**. He has **46 fifty’s** and **35 hundred’s** to his name in **ODIs**. Virat Kohli has played **57 T20I’s** for India. In **57 T20I matches**, Kohli has scored **1983 runs** at a batting average of **50.84**. He has **18 fifty’s** against his name in T20I’s with **90 not out** being his **highest score**. ![Name the Indian test team captain who on 22 July 2016 became the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/964a52ad-8aff-4180-ba4e-affc12f40f40/images/24d0d269-27f5-4539-8000-9de935930364.jpeg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38212/name-the-indian-test-team-captain-who-on-22-july-2016-became-the-first-indian-captain-to-score-a-double-century-outside-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.