Indian captain’s centuries in a losing cause on away soil.
V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test was in a losing cause to provide the twelfth occasion of an Indian captain’s century in a losing cause on away soil. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 2 | SM Gavaskar | 127* | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 3 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 4 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 6 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 8 | V Kohli | 115 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 9 | V Kohli | 141 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 103 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 153 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 149 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
V Kohli’s 149 at Birmingham against England in the just concluded test was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of an Indian captain’s century in a losing cause against England in England. All such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli’s 149 is the highest score in a losing cause by an Indian captain against England in England. The previous best was MAK Pataudi’s 148 at Leeds in Jun 1967.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 149 | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |