Delhi: The final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy) is being played between India and New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday (March 9), where New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first.
With this toss, the Indian team took a unique world record of losing the toss in 15 consecutive matches in the ODI format. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma has become the first captain to lose the toss in 12 consecutive ODIs.
The process of losing India’s toss started in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. Subsequently, under the captaincy of KL Rahul, India lost the toss in all three ODIs against South Africa. In 2024, in the three -match ODI series against Sri Lanka, India also lost in all toss.
Also against England, Team India lost the toss in all three ODIs. Now even in the five matches of the Champions Trophy, the team had to face defeat in the toss.
Rohit equals Lara’s record
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has set a record of losing the toss in 12 consecutive ODIs. With this unwanted record, he has equaled former West Indies captain Brian Lara, who lost 12 consecutive toss between October 1998 and May 1999.
The second place in this list is former Netherlands captain Peter Boren, who lost the toss in 11 consecutive matches.
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