Top 10 Highest individual scores by Indian Test captains

9. Kapil Dev – 163 v Sri Lanka, 1986:

Kapil Dev was a gem of a player. Considered as the greatest all-rounder Indian has ever seen, the 1983 World Cup winning skipper was a master with the ball and was equally dangerous with the bat at No.7. The visiting Sri Lankan side got a taste of his batting ability when Kapil smashed his career-best Test score of 163 in the 1st Test at the Green Park Stadium, Kanpur.

The green track on offer suited the batmen more than the bowlers as both the teams enjoyed a run fest. Sri Lanka, after opting to bat first, posted 420 in the first innings. India gave a strong reply with 676/7 in the second innings – Sunil Gavaskar (176), Mohammad Azharuddin (199) and Kapil Dev (163) smashed the Lankan all around the park.

Kapil came in pretty late in the innings after Ravi Shastri’s departure. He saw no challenge in the opposition bowling attack and went berserk. Boundaries came at regular intervals from his bat as he piled on 276 runs for the 6th wicket at more than 5 runs an over. Kapil cracked 19 four and a six during his knock which helped India post their highest total in all Tests and the highest in a Test match in India.

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