With Rohit Sharma heading into the Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand on Sunday, his toss-losing streak has become an unusual talking point. Having lost 11 consecutive tosses, the Indian skipper remains uncertain whether his luck will turn around in the title clash. However, Ravichandran Ashwin has bizarrely suggested that India should aim to lose the toss again.<\/p>\n
Speaking on his YouTube channel \u2018Ash Ki Baat\u2019, Ashwin explained his reasoning: \u201cIn my opinion, India shouldn\u2019t aim to win the toss. Let them lose it, allowing New Zealand to choose what they want to do. It could put India in a tricky spot, but overall, India would be comfortable either way since they\u2019ve successfully defended and chased before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Ashwin predicted a tight contest, giving India a 54-46 edge due to their past success against New Zealand in the tournament. He also highlighted a key battle between Kane Williamson and Ravindra Jadeja, calling it a \u201cTom and Jerry\u201d contest that could decide the final.<\/p>\n \u201cKane Williamson vs. Ravindra Jadeja is the most fascinating battle. Williamson tries various tactics\u2014stepping towards leg stump, playing chip shots, and attempting cuts. But Jadeja is quicker than most left-arm spinners, making traditional sweep shots nearly impossible against him,\u201d<\/em> Ashwin said.<\/p>\n He further explained Jadeja\u2019s advantage: \u201cJaddu never bowls slow against Williamson. His high release point, revolutions on the ball, and turn make him a tough bowler to handle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n With the final set for March 9, Ashwin\u2019s quirky toss theory and insights into India\u2019s strategy add another layer of intrigue to the high-stakes clash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With Rohit Sharma heading into the Champions Trophy 2025 final against New Zealand on Sunday, his toss-losing streak has become\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2742],"class_list":["post-8782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-champions-trophy"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}