Ganguly: Emperor of Lost Tosses

Ganguly by losing the toss in Kolkata Test, became the Indian captain with most toss losses against his name. It was the 26th occasion that Ganguly lost a toss in his 42 Tests in which he has captained India. Ganguly was previously at level with Sunil Gavaskar with 25 toss losses.

The accompanying table lists Indian captains with most toss losses:

Captain              Tests  Won  Lost Winning%

SC Ganguly            42    16    26   38.09

SM Gavaskar           47    22    25   46.81

Nawab of Pataudi (jr) 40    20    20   50.00

Kapil Dev             34    15    19   44.12

M Azharuddin          47    29    18   61.70

L Amarnath            15     4    11   26.67

SR Tendulkar          25    15    10   60.00