Team India finally broke their losing streak at the toss when skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss during the 3rd T20I against Australia in Hobart. The moment was filled with sportsmanship as Yadav was congratulated and hugged by Australian captain Mitchell Marsh at the pitch’s center.
The streak of 16 consecutive toss losses in the format had caused some superstition among the team, with Yadav seen making a 'pooja thali' gesture, hinting that the team needed a ritual to break the jinx during Melbourne T20I. India had faced similar bad luck in the Asia Cup and earlier matches in this Australia series.
SKY estatic after winning the toss
India have been on the losing end of a huge number of toss in the T20Is. Recently, Suryakumar Yadav didn't win a single toss in the Asia Cup and that streak continued in the Australia T20 series as well.
Surya, after winning the toss, chose to bowl first, as India have made three changes to their side. Sanju Samson, Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav have been demoted to the bench for this one. "We are going to bowl first. The ball will come on nicely to the bat in the 2nd innings. Happy to take it one game at a time. We have three changes - Jitesh, Arshdeep and Washington come in," Surya said at the toss.
India vs Australia playing XI
India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (capt), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matt Short, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Sean Abbott, Matt Kuhnemann
