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

Sunil Gavaskar - First Indian captain who lost an ODI by 10 wickets

#1 Sunil Gavaskar, India vs New Zealand, 1981

In the 10th match of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup at Melbourne, New Zealand skipper JP Howarth won the toss and elected to bowl, keeping in mind the overcast conditions and the reduced number of overs. India got off to a horrid start as they lost the wickets of opener TE Srinivasan and Bombay stalwart Dilip Vengsarkar in quick succession. Things got worse as skipper Gavaskar was dismissed soon after and the Indian team from the score of 13/3, were forced to play defensively to steady the ship.

In the name of taking quick singles, the Indian batsmen made some horrible mistakes while running between the wickets. Sharp fielding by the Kiwis resulted in the downfall of G Vishwanath, Kapil Dev, and Syed Kirmani. The Indians could only muster 112 in 34 overs and New Zealand won the match without breaking a sweat by 10 wickets. Sunil Gavaskar was endowed with the forgettable achievement of being the first Indian skipper to lose a game by 10 wickets.