V Kohli’s 149 against England at Birmingham in the recently concluded test to provide his fifth century in a losing cause while leading India. He is the second captain to witness five centuries in losing cause after BC Lara. The centuries scored by these two captains in losing cause are tabulated below

V KOHLI  OF  INDIA
No	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	115	2	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	141	4	Ind	Aus	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	103	2	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
4	153	2	Ind	SAF	Centurion	13 Jan 2018
5	149	2	Ind	Eng	Birmingham	01 Aug 2018
BC LARA OF WEST INDIES
No	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	100	2	Win	Aus	St John’s	03 Apr 1999
2	110	3	Win	Aus	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003
3	122	4	Win	Aus	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003
4	202	2	Win	SAF	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003
5	122	3	Win	Pak	Lahore	11 Nov 2006