4 Indian Captains With The Most Ducks In Test Cricket

Indian Test captains over the years have performed really well as a player despite the ducks that are increasing due to the vulnerability to overseas conditions. Their overall average hasn’t been the issue as a captain and rather it is the number of ducks that will be haunting them a lot.

These captains are players that capitalize when they get a start and are likely to play those big innings out in the middle frequently. In overseas conditions, there will be an added responsibility on these players, and here are 5 Indian captains with the most ducks in Test cricket.

4 Indian Captains With The Most Ducks In Test Cricket:

Kapil Dev – 6:

Kapil Dev is one of the greatest all-rounders ever to have played the game and he captained India to the famous 1983 World cup win which will be etched in history for a long time. He played international cricket for almost 16 years and captained India from the period of 1983 to 1987.

In the 34 test, he captained, Kapil Dev batted in 48 innings and he was out for a duck on 6 occasions which is the fourth most by an Indian captain in Test Cricket. India under Kapil Dev’s leadership went on to win 4 tests, lose 7 tests and draw 22 tests.

MAK Pataudi – 7:

Mansoon Ali Khan Pataudi captained India from the period of 1962 to 1975 and he had some decent numbers as a batsman in his international career as well. He was popularly called the “tiger” for his brave approach and he went on to lead the country in 40 tests.

Pataudi in his captainship went on to be dismissed for a duck on 7 occasions in 73 innings which is the third most number for an Indian captain in Test Cricket. In Pataudi’s leadership, India won 9 tests, lost 19 tests and 12 tests were drawn.

MS Dhoni – 8:

MS Dhoni was a legend of the game in white-ball cricket, but he did have a good career in the longer format as well and is regarded to be India’s best wicket-keeper batsman in Tests of all time. Dhoni is the second most successful test captain for the nation among all other captains.

Dhoni as a leader and a batsman in tests had to go through a tough phase in overseas conditions as he wasn’t the most technically gifted player. He was dismissed on 8 occasions in 96 innings for a duck in Tests while captaining which is the second most number for an Indian captain in the longer format. He had an average of 38 in tests which is pretty good for a number seven wicket-keeper batsman.

Virat Kohli – 9:

The current Indian skipper Virat Kohli holds the record for the most number of ducks in Test cricket as an Indian captain. He went past Dhoni’s record in the recent ongoing test series against England where he got out on the first ball facing James Anderson for a duck and it lit up the whole crowd.

Virat Kohli has been dismissed on 9 occasions for a duck as a Test captain but it is also important to note that he is the most successful test captain the nation has ever had with 36 wins and 15 losses in 62 tests. Kohli’s most of the ducks have come in England which is a major worry.