Hundreds by Indian captains in a losing cause
V Kohli’a 103 in the recently concluded Galle test between Sri Lanka and India was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of an Indian captain’s hundred going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MAK Pataudi | 128* | 2 | v Australia | Chennai | 02 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | MAK Pataudi | 148 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1967 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 127* | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 4 | DB Vengsarkar | 102 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 5 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 6 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | 169 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 |
| 8 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 9 | SR Tendulkar | 116 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1999 |
| 10 | V Kohli | 115 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 11 | V Kohli | 141 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 12 | V Kohli | 103 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
Mohd Azharuddin and V Kohli are the two Indian captains to witness their three hundreds going in vain. Mohd Azharuddin lost three tests when he scored three hundreds, while V Kohli lost two tests when he scored three hundreds. His twin hundreds – 115 and 141 – against Australia at Adeaide in Dec 2014 were in vain
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | M Azharuddin | 121 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | M Azharuddin | 106 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1992 |
| 3 | M Azharuddin | 103* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 1 | V Kohli | 115 | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 141 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 09 Dec 2014 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 103 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |