His streak of bad luck at the toss began with the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad
Rohit Sharma, joined an unwanted list on Sunday, March 9 as captain of Team India after the Men In Blues skipper lost his twelfth consecutive toss in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, March 9. (Match Blog | Streaming | Full Coverage)
Rohit wen on to equal the record held by West Indies icon Brian Lara between October 1998-May 199. This also marked India's 15th consecutive toss defeat.
Rohit's streak of losing tosses in ODI matches began with the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad.
Most Consecutive Tosses Lost by a Captain in ODIs:
12 – Brian Lara (West Indies, October 1998 – May 1999)
12 – Rohit Sharma (India, November 2023 – March 2025)
11 – Peter Borren (Netherlands, March 2011 – August 2013)
Speaking on the final, New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat against India in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday.
New Zealand made one change, bringing in Nathan Smith for injured Matt Henry, while India named an unchanged playing eleven.
Playing XIs:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, William ORourke, Nathan Smith
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy