His captaincy in tests was under heavy scrutiny before the 1986/87 tour of England as India hadn't won any of the 20 tests under his charge till then. However, not only did Kapil accomplish his first ever test win as captain during the series against England, he was also Man-of-the-Match in the victory at Lord's, India's first ever at the iconic venue in 55 years as a test playing nation and the series was won 2-0, India's second in England after 1971. It wouldn't be until 2007 that India won another test series in England.
