Unwanted Record: India Loses 20 Consecutive Tosses, list of most toss losses

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India Loses 20 Consecutive Tosses: The toss has become a major puzzle for the Indian ODI team. Team India's losing streak at the toss seems to be unending. In the second ODI being played in Raipur, the Indian team once again lost the toss, and with this defeat, the Indian team has set a unique and shameful world record.

South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first. With South Africa winning the toss for the second consecutive ODI, Team India has set a new record of losing the toss in 20 consecutive ODI matches.

India breaks Netherlands' record: Longest 'losing streak' at the toss

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You will be surprised to know that the record for losing the most consecutive tosses in ODI cricket was held by the Netherlands, who had achieved the feat of losing 11 consecutive tosses.

Team India has surpassed that record by almost double the margin. This is a statistical anomaly that's hard to believe.

Team	Most consecutive ODI toss losses (number)	Commentary
India	20	New world record
Netherlands	11	Previous world record

Teams with the most consecutive toss losses in ODIs (Top List)

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Rank	Team	Number of consecutive toss losses
1	India	20 (record)
2	Netherlands	11
3	Zimbabwe	9
4	Bangladesh	9
5	Sri Lanka	8

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Captain Rahul also upset: "This was the biggest pressure"

Indian captain KL Rahul also seemed disappointed after losing the toss for the second consecutive time in this series. Expressing his disappointment after the toss, KL Rahul said:

To be honest, this was the most pressure on him (regarding the toss) because we hadn't won the toss in a long time. He's been practicing (the toss), but it's clear it's not working.

This statement indicates that the team management is also trying to end this strange streak of losing the toss, but they have not yet succeeded.

The streak continues for 2 years: Started with the World Cup final

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Team India's rare streak of losing the toss began 2 years ago in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.

Team India suffered a major loss after losing the toss against Australia in the World Cup final on November 19th. Losing the toss forced the team to bat first, which later benefited the opposition due to dew. Team India suffered a crushing defeat not only in the toss but also in the title match, the bitter memories of which are still fresh in the minds of fans.

Since this defeat, Team India has faced a series of toss defeats. The question running in everyone's mind is how long will this trend of losing the toss will continue.

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