Stats: Virat Kohli loses all 5 tosses in the Windies series
Thus, Virat Kohli became only the 4th Indian captain to lose all the tosses in a 5-match bilateral series.
Not often do we see a captain lose the toss having called the same side each time but Virat Kohli recorded the rare instance as the Indian captain called Tails at the toss in all the 5 matches of the ODI series against the Windies but the coin tossed by Jason Holder fell on the Heads’ side.
Thus, Virat became only the 4th Indian captain to lose all the tosses in a 5-match bilateral series. The last instance of India losing every toss in a 5-match bilateral ODI was in 2011 in England under MS Dhoni. Including the four 5-match bilateral series, India also lost tosses in two 3-match bilateral series and a 5-match series in 2006 in South Africa which was scheduled to be a 5-match series but the first ODI there was washed out without a toss.
India losing all tosses in a bilateral ODI series: (Min: 3 matches)
| Captain(s) | Series | Matches |
| Sunil Gavaskar | Australia in India ODI Series, 1984/85 | 5 |
| Sourav Ganguly | India in Pakistan ODI Series, 2003/04 | 5 |
| MS Dhoni | NatWest Series [India in England], 2011 | 5 |
| Virat Kohli | India in West Indies ODI Series, 2017 | 5 |
| Rahul Dravid (2), Virender Sehwag (2) | India in South Africa ODI Series, 2006/07 | 4 |
| N Kapil Dev | Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 1982/83 | 3 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2015 | 3 |
Considering the ODI tournaments, India have lost tosses in 6 matches in 4 different series so far with the last such occassion being the 2012 Commonwealth Bank Series in Australia.
Most tosses India lost in an ODI series/tournament:
| Captain(s) | Series/Tournament | Matches |
| N Kapil Dev | Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, India, New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly (5), Rahul Dravid (1) | Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) (India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka), 2001 | 6 |
| MS Dhoni (5), Virender Sehwag (1) | Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2007/08 | 6 |
| MS Dhoni | Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2011/12 | 6 |
Virat Kohli, captaining in his 30th ODI game has already lost 17 tosses. He has lost 56.67 percent tosses which is the worst among the Indian captains who have led the team in at least 10 games in ODI cricket. Ajay Jadeja with 53.85 percent is the nearest to Kohli among Indian captains, as the former captain lost 7 tosses out of the 13 ODIs he led India in.
Lowest win percentage at toss for Indian captains in ODIs: (Min: 10 matches)
| Player | Matches as captain | Number of tosses lost | Percentage |
| Virat Kohli | 30 | 17 | 56.67 |
| Ajay Jadeja | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 37 | 19 | 51.35 |
| MS Dhoni | 199 | 102 | 51.26 |
| Suresh Raina | 12 | 6 | 50 |
| Virender Sehwag | 12 | 6 | 50 |
(Stats as on July 6, 2017)
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