The Indian team in Dubai is facing New Zealand for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final on Sunday. Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) & Company’s eyes are focused on winning the title match after all the group stage matches and semi -finals. But before that bad news came out for Team India and its fans. Captain Rohit Sharma failed to win the toss once again. Along with this, his name was also recorded as an embarrassing record.
Unwanted record recorded in the name of Rohit Sharma
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On March 9, the final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was played between India and New Zealand, with a witness to Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. But before the match started, the Indian team and its fans suffered a major setback. Actually, captain Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) once again proved to be unlucky for the team. He failed to win the toss for the fifth consecutive time in the tournament, while he is his 12th defeat in the toss in the ODI format. With this, an unwanted record has been recorded in his name, which no Indian captain has been able to achieve till date.
The first Indian captain to do so
This is the first time in the history of ODI cricket that an Indian captain has lost the toss 12 times in a row. In this case, Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) has equaled former West Indies player Brian Lara. Prior to Hitman, he had a record of losing the toss 12 times in ODIs. The third position is named after the Netherlands captain Peter Boren. His hand has lost 11 times in the toss. Talking about India, it has been losing the toss continuously since the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Rohit Sharma said this after losing the toss in the final
After losing the toss, Rohit Sharma said that it does not matter to him at all. How the team is performing in the match is more important. He told,
“We have been here for a long time, batting first and bowling first, and we have no objection to batting in second place. There has not been a lot of change, we have chased the target and also won. It gives you a lot of confidence, removes the toss from the game. At the end of the day, what matters is how well you want to play. This is what we have talked about in the dressing room – don’t worry about the toss and just play well. “
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