India vs australia semifinal: India is facing Australia in the first semi -finals of the Champions Trophy 2025. In this blockbuster match being played in Dubai, the coin did not support Rohit Sharma once again and he lost the toss. Kangaroo captain Steve Smith decided to bat without thinking. The Indian team has not made any changes in their playing eleven, while Australia has made two major changes. Cooper is playing Cooper Konoli in place of injured Matthew short, while spinner Tanveer Sangha has got a chance in place of fast bowler Johnson.
Former West Indies veteran batsman Brian Lara is counted as a great player. It is a matter of pride when any player breaks their records. However, Indian fans are not happy with the record of Rohit Sharma Lara running behind.
Rohit Sharma has lost 11 consecutive toss
In the Champions Trophy 2025, Team India may be riding on the chariot of victory, but in the meantime the bad news is that India has lost 14 toss in ODIs. This series is going on from the 2023 World Cup final. Talking about Rohit Sharma, he has lost 11 consecutive toss and KL Rahul was the captain of the team in three matches but he too could not change his luck.
Lara’s name is the record for losing the most toss
Let us know that the record of losing the most toss in ODI cricket is in the name of former West Indies captain Brian Lara. Under his captaincy, the West Indies did not win a single toss in ODI cricket from October 1998 to May 1999. Former Netherlands captain Peter Boren is at number two, who lost 11 consecutive toss. Rohit Sharma has also been entered in this list, who has lost 11 consecutive toss.
Australia won the toss and selected batting
Australia have decided to bat first by winning the toss in the first semi -finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 against India. By the time the news was written, Australia have scored 32 runs at the loss of one wicket. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami gave India the first success. He dismissed Kopar Konoli, who was debuting, for zero.
India’s playing xi: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty
Australia’s playing xi: Cooper Konoli, Travis Head, Steven Smith (Captain), Marnas Labushen, Josh English (wicketkeeper), Alex Kerry, Glenn Maxwell, Ben Dwarashuis, Nathan Alice, Adam Jampa, Tanveer Sangha
