Asia Cup 2025: India ends toss drought, Suryakumar Yadav breaks losing streak after 15 matches

Asia Cup 2025: The Indian cricket team created history by winning the toss in its first match played against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Asia Cup 2025. This victory is special because India had created a world record of losing the toss in 15 consecutive international matches. Captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bowl first, which created a wave of happiness among the fans. This moment not only brought relief for Indian cricket but also proved to be the beginning of a new chapter.

15 Unique streak of losing the toss

India's streak of losing the toss started with the third T20I played against England in Rajkot in January 2025. Since then, India has lost 15 consecutive tosses in Test, ODI and T20I formats. During this time, veteran captains like Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill led the team, but luck did not favor them. According to statistical experts, the probability of losing 15 consecutive tosses was only 1 in 32,768. This streak became so famous that it was considered a rare event in cricket history.

Great performance even after losing the toss

Surprisingly, despite losing the toss, the Indian team performed brilliantly during this period. Despite losing all the tosses in the Champions Trophy 2025, India won the title. Apart from this, India tied 2-2 in the Test series against England. India won 11 of these 15 matches.

🚨 Toss Update 🚨

Captain Surya Kumar Yadav has won the toss & #TeamIndia have elected to bowl against the UAE.

Follow The Match ▶️ https://t.co/Bmq1j2LGnG#AsiaCup2025 | #INDvUAE | @surya_14kumar pic.twitter.com/mbbzEmvSn8

— BCCI (@BCCI) September 10, 2025

Broke the West Indies record

According to Wisden, the previous record for losing the most consecutive tosses in men's international cricket was held by West Indies, who lost 12 tosses between February and April in 1999. India broke this record and created an unwanted record. However, India ended this streak by winning the toss against UAE in Asia Cup 2025.

India vs UAE: Playing XI

India's playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.

UAE Playing XI: Muhammad Wasim (c), Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra (w), Asif Khan, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Rohid Khan, Junaid Siddiqui, Simranjeet Singh.