By winning the first Test match at Kanpur, Virat Kohli has entered an elite list of Indian captains with most consecutive Tests without a defeat. He has now 11 wins and is on par with Dhoni. Many other great captains have captained India in Test matches without defeats.
Here we look Indian captains with most consecutive tests without defeat.
- Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar is the most successful captain for most consecutive test matches without a defeat for India. He led India from 1976-1985. His first Test as a captain was six-match Test series in West Indies. He scored lots of runs during that series and India won the series 1-0. It was his first Test series victory as a captain. He was made captain for 1979-1980 season, with six test matches against each against Australia and Pakistan. India won the test series by 2-0 with the rest of four test matches drawn. Against Pakistan , under the captaincy, India won the test series by 2-0. Again in the 1980-81 season under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar India won the test series by 1-0 against England at home. Most of the matches under his captaincy were drawn matches. He went 18 test without a defeat in test matches. In total he captained India in 47 test matches winning 9, losing 8 and drawing 30 matches.
