
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lost another toss in the second T20I against Australia as Mitchell Marsh called right and elected to bowl first at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday (October 31).
After the outcome of the coin flip, Suryakumar’s reaction was epic. When Marsh was speaking to broadcaster Ravi Shastri, the Indian captain was seen gesturing towards his team as he performed a fictional aarti.
Surya’s gesture was suggesting that they needed intervention from the almighty, as this was the only way left for them to have some fortune with the toss. Even match referee Jeff Crowe couldn’t control his laughter once India lost the toss.
Former Australia captain Aaron Finch also saw the funny side, and he quipped that he wouldn't take Suryakumar Yadav to a casino at this point. “I wouldn't take Suryakumar Yadav to a casino. That's crazy,” Finch said while speaking on Star Sports.
On the other hand, former Indian pacer Varun Aaron joked that something might be wrong with the coin and it needs to be checked.
“You have to check that coin. Someone needs to provide us with the reaction from the entire Indian team. They were standing behind Ravi Shastri, and they were all disappointed,” said Aaron.
Here’s the video:
Speaking at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We are happy to bat first. That is the brand of cricket (aggressive) we want to play. Shubman knows how to score runs. With him, you have to run hard between the wickets as well. We are playing the same team.”
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Matthew Short, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
