India vs Australia: 5 Indian captains who lost an ODI by 10 wickets

#4 Rahul Dravid, India vs South Africa, 2005

This was one of the most controversial ODIs in Indian cricket history as it took place right in the middle of the omission of Sourav Ganguly from the squad. The 4th ODI of the five-match series took place in Kolkata with the Proteas leading 2-1. When the Indian team bus approached Eden Gardens, thousands of people shouted and protested against the head coach Greg Chappell.

All this off-field drama subdued the preparations of the Indian camp and this resulted in a sub-par performance from the Indians. South Africa won the toss and elected to field. The Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Irfan Pathan were dismissed cheaply. Chappell’s questionable tactics affected the Indian team performance as Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were moved out of their best position and failed to have any impact on the game.

India made only 188 and Smith struck a terrific century in the second innings to take South Africa home without the loss of a wicket. The interim captain Rahul Dravid suffered a demoralising defeat and this was the beginning of the whole Chappell fiasco which ended with a horrible outing in the 2007 World Cup.