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