India set a new world record after captain Shubman Gill lost the toss at Lord's on Thursday (July 10).
India lose 13th toss in a row across formats
For the third consecutive time in the ongoing Test series, Shubman Gill called wrong at the toss, allowing home skipper Ben Stokes to choose what to do first. After electing to field first at both Headingley and Edgbaston, Stokes elected to bat first at Lord's.
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Not only was this Gill's third lost toss in a row, but also India's 13th in a row across formats – a sequence that has a 1 in 8,192 chance of taking place, and is now a world record in men's international cricket. The last toss won by an Indian captain in men's international cricket was on January 28, 2025 in a T20I against England, when Suryakumar Yadav won and chose to field first at Rajkot.
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This run of 13 toss losses involves three captains; Gill, Surya and Rohit Sharma in the Test, T20I and ODI formats respectively. Rohit was skipper for the ODI series against England, as well as the Champions Trophy which India won earlier this year. In the ODI format alone, India have lost their last 15 tosses, another world record.
The previous world record for most consecutive losses in men's international cricket was held by West Indies, who lost 12 in a row between February and April 1999.
Most consecutive tosses lost in men's international cricket
| Team | Tosses Lost | From | To | Captain(s) |
| India | 13* | January 31, 2025 | July 10, 2025 | Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill |
| West Indies | 12 | February 2, 1999 | April 21, 1999 | Jimmy Adams, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper |
| England | 11 | December 17, 2022 | March 12, 2023 | Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes |
| New Zealand | 10 | February 16, 1972 | June 7, 1973 | Bevan Congdon, Graham Dowling |
| Vanuatu | 10 | July 29, 2023 | August 21, 2024 | Joshua Rasu, Ronald Tari |
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