Longest unbeaten streaks by Indian captains

Virat Kohli’s maiden stint at captaincy in Australia in 2014 showed immense promise

# 4 – Virat Kohli (11 matches*)

Like his predecessor, Kohli took over the Test captaincy in the middle of a series against Australia. The vital difference was that this was an away assignment, the toughest of times to be given the reins of a team. Kohli started out with a defeat, but such was the bravery shown by him in the middle that it almost seemed like a victory. Under his captaincy, India have lost only once since, in the first match of the Sri Lanka series last year, owing to a fourth innings collapse brought about by Rangana Herath.

Since then, Kohli’s India have been invincible, and with the win in the 1^st Test against New Zealand, he has matched the streak that Dhoni had started his captaincy with – in the last 11 matches, India have won 8 and drawn 3. This period has seen two tours to Sri Lanka and West Indies and a home series with South Africa.

Further records await, and if the home team can continue this vein of form against the Kiwis and England who are scheduled to visit, Kohli could go beyond the currently standing record.

Unbeaten from August 2015 to present – 8 wins, 3 draws