Hope that you have read part 1: https://abn397.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/best-performances-by-losing-captains/
We look at other performances by captains in tests lost by their team. We will see that India is well represented here.
Best innings bowling (including all instances of 5wi and above):
Kapil is the only captain who has taken more than 7 wickets here. BS Bedi, Imran Khan and Courtney Walsh have multiple appearances. Current players include Shakib Al Hasan (multiple appearances), Graeme Cremer and Jason Holder.
Best match bowling (8wm and above):
Kapil again heads this, from that same match in 1983. Bedi is the only other one with a 10-for. Current players include Jason Holder and Graeme Cremer.
Best innings fielding (5 dismissals):
Includes a few current players such as Mushfiqur, SPD Smith and Sarfraz. Sammy and Smith are the only non-keepers here.
Best match fielding (6 dismissals):
Current player Sarfraz Ahmed tops this list along with AC Gilchrist, while MS Dhoni and SPD Smith also appear. SP Fleming and SPD Smith (twice) are the only non-keepers. Gilchrist was a “regular” stand-in captain.
Best all-round performance (50 and 5wi):
Holder and Shakib from the present, while Imran Khan has two appearances from the same series in 1982. The best performances would by by Imran (July 1982) and Holder.
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