India wins first toss after 15 failures and fields against UAE at Asia Cup cricket

By Canadian Press on September 10, 2025.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — India has finally won its first toss in international cricket after 15 straight failures.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav marked the occasion by choosing to field against United Arab Emirates in the Group A game at the Asia Cup on Wednesday.

India’s losing streak with the coin had started with the Twenty20 series against England at Pune in January this year.

Test captain Shubman Gill also lost all the tosses in a memorable five-match series against England.

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Lineups:

India: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.

UAE: Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Waseem (captain), Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Muhammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh.

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