2,62,144- India loses 18th consecutive toss, Shubman Gill gets shaken up by Gautam Gambhir'a aid
Published - 25 Oct 2025, 09:16 AM | Updated - 25 Oct 2025, 09:20 AM
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India's bad luck with the toss continued on Saturday (October 25) as they once again ended up losing the toss for the third ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney.
India have now lost 18 tosses in a row in ODIs and have further extended their world-record streak. The streak began in 2023 when former captain Rohit Sharma lost the toss during the World Cup final against Australia.
No luck for the Men in Blue
In the following ODI series in South Africa, stand-in captain KL Rahul lost the toss in all three matches.
Rohit returned to lead the team during the three-match series in Sri Lanka and lost the toss throughout the series. The streak continued during the three-match ODI series at home against England as well. Rohit also lost the toss in all five matches during the Champions Trophy earlier this year, although he led India to the title.
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Overall, Rohit lost 12 tosses in a row and equaled former West Indies captain Brian Lara's world record. Before the ongoing series, Rohit was replaced by Shubman Gill as India's new ODI captain. However, the change in captaincy did not change India's fortunes as far as the toss is concerned, as Gill has lost the toss in all three matches.
INDIA HAVE LOST 18 CONSECUTIVE TOSSES IN ODI CRICKET. 🤯
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 25, 2025
- The probability of that happening is 1 in 2,62,144 (0.000381%). pic.twitter.com/92OTNHNyan
The record for the most consecutive toss losses was previously held by the Netherlands. They lost 11 tosses in a row between 2011 and 2013 before their long-standing record was broken by India.
Here is a list showing teams losing the most consecutive tosses in ODIs:
| Team | Consecutive tosses lost | From | To |
| India | 18* | 19 November 2023 | 25 October 2025 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 18 March 2011 | 27 August 2013 |
| England | 9 | 27 January 2023 | 13 September 2023 |
| USA | 9 | 29 May 2022 | 13 August 2022 |
| England | 9 | 22 January 2017 | 29 May 2017 |
| West Indies | 9 | 13 October 2011 | 16 March 2012 |
| Australia | 9 | 06 November 1998 | 24 January 0199 |
India to bowl first
Meanwhile, Australia have opted to bat first for the first time in the series. The hosts have already sealed the series by winning the first two matches and will be eyeing a famous whitewash.
India, on the other hand, will be desperate to bounce back and end the series on a winning note to avoid further embarrassment.
— crictalk (@crictalk7) October 25, 2025
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