India Toss Record: How many tournaments did India lose every Toss?

Cricket has been a game where some of the most weird moments and records are created. And one of the most unique record created recently is after Rohit Sharma, who lost his twelfth consecutive toss as captain in One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and it was also his 15th successive attempt where the coin flip did not go in the India skipper's favour. This happened after he could not call it correctly in the Champions Trophy final versus New Zealand.

Notably, five of these incidents happened during the ongoing eight-team tournament, which also became the only instance where India lost the toss in all the games of a single tournament. The Kiwi skipper won the toss and chose to bat first in the grand finale at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, March 09. However, Sharma had no issues in batting second.

"I don't mind batting second. It is a good pitch, hasn't changed a lot. We have to bowl first, and we just need to focus how to restrict them. At the end of the day, what matters is how well you want to play. We don't want to worry about the toss. We have played good cricket. Another important game. We will see what needs to be done. NZ have been a great team. Another challenge and we will see how well we can play. We are playing the same team," the India captain had said at the toss.

With twelve lost instances in a row, Rohit now shares the record with West Indies' Brian Lara, who had a dozen of toss losses between 1998 and 1999 in ODIs played by the Caribbean side.

The loss of tosses does not affect the record

Interestingly, despite not being able to call it correctly before the game, Rohit's captaincy tactics and strategical moves have worked wonders for the Men in Blue, as they have remained unbeaten throughout their Champions Trophy campaign so far. Rohit & Co. also whitewashed the English side 3-0 before coming into the eight-team tournament.

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Speaking of India's Champions Trophy 2025 journey, they beat Bangladesh in their opener clash on February 20, followed by a thumping win against arch-rivals Pakistan in the next encounter. Their third and last league stage match in the Group A was against New Zealand, before they defeated Steven Smith-led Australia in the semi-finals to make their way through to the grand finale.