London, July 31 -- India's worst nightmare came true at The Oval after captain Shubman Gill lost his fifth consecutive toss against England on Thursday, and the nation's 15th successive, turning the 1/32678 odds aking the improbable happe.
Before the final Test of the gurelling series, India, losing its 15th consecutive toss, stood at 1/32678. In the absence of designated skipper Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope came in as the stand-in captain. He spun the coin, Gill called, and the staggering odds turned into reality as India became the first team to achieve the unfortunate feat.
India's luck with the coin hasn't changed despite the change in the captaincy helm. Gill took over the Test captaincy after his predecessor Rohit Sharma stepped down fr...
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