Indian captain’s centuries in a losing cause on away soil.

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
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