To win the toss, team India stand-in captain KL Rahul did something different during the toss of India vs South Africa 2nd ODI in New Raipur. To break the loosing streak in Toss, Rahul kissed the coin. But sadly, the toss-luck of India did not change despite the act of Rahul.
India lost the toss once again
India lost the toss once again in Raipur, marking the 20th consecutive time India has lost the toss in ODIs. This unwanted record for India was established long ago, but now it has become a new standard. Fans may forget this for once, but it will never fade from Team India’s memory. This is something that has happened for the first time in the 54-year history of the toss, since the first ODI played in 1951. And the mathematics behind it is even more astonishing.
The stats of India’s repeated losing in toss will amaze you
Mathematicians say that losing the toss 20 times in a row is a mathematical probability that occurs approximately once in a million (10,48,576). This means that if such an event, or the toss process, occurs 1 million times, only once will a team lose the toss 20 times in a row. And if measured in percentage terms, this number comes out to be 0.000 95637 percent (%).
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Netherlands team is at second place
However, when it comes to losing the toss in consecutive matches, the Netherlands is second in the list. This team lost the toss in 11 consecutive ODIs between 2011 and 2013, but Team India is miles ahead of the Netherlands. And only God knows when this streak will end.
