Stats: Batsmen who've spent most time on the crease for losing cause in international cricket

Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies

When it comes to playing herculian innings but ending up on the losing side, West Indian stalwart Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s name comes to mind more often than not. He’s been the lone beacon of light in days of darkness for West Indian cricket. It’s no surprise then that he heads the list of batsmen who’ve batted the longest (in minutes) at the crease in international cricket (including Tests, ODIs and T20Is) for a losing cause. Chanderpaul has spent more than 25553 minutes (more than 425 hours, approximately 18 days) at the crease, where his team has ended up losing.

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar comes next in the list, with 21253+ minutes on the crease for a losing cause.

Here are the top 10 batsmen who’ve spent most time on the crease for a losing cause (all stats for international matches lost):

#	Player	No.of matches	Runs scored	Minutes batted	Average
1	S Chanderpaul (WI)	228	10062	25553+	36.85
2	SR Tendulkar (India)	256	10673	21253+	34.65
3	R Dravid (Asia/ICC/India)	215	7616	21024+	30.58
4	Brian Lara (ICC/WI)	207	8873	17953+	33.35
5	KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL)	210	7880	16882+	33.53
6	DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	232	7032	16068+	25.75
7	Stephen Fleming (NZ)	184	6112	15711+	27.40
8	Andy Flower (Zim)	178	6967	15678+	34.83
9	Allan Border (Aus)	161	5148	14980+	26.95
10	Jacques Kallis (ICC/SA)	155	6024	14847+	32.56

Note: Stats updated till 16 June, 2014