Top 10 Highest individual scores by Indian Test captains

7. Mohammad Azharuddin – 192 v New Zealand, 1990:

Mohammad Azharuddin smashed his way into the record books in just his 2nd Test as skipper after scoring a marvellous 192 against the hosts New Zealand at Napier. It was a majestic knock from the artistic batsman from Hyderabad.

The Kiwis were pushed on the backfoot by Indian bowlers who made most of the humid conditions and the lateral movement off the pitch and brought them down to 85/6 before Richard Hadlee and Ian Smith met aggression with aggression and helped their team reach 391. India in reply, India lost an early wicket, Sanjay Manjrekar and Manoj Prabhakar also couldn’t do much.

However, things began to fall in line for the Indians after Dilip Vengsarkar fought it out with the masterful Mohammad Azharuddin. Both added 144 for the fourth wicket. Azharuddin looked at his best batting with a polite contempt. Wickets were falling at the other end but there was no stopping as the trademark wristy strokes accumulated runs at gentle rate. He reached his century from 144 balls and went on to score 192 before becoming the last man to get out.

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