"T20 Cricket Needs To Explore...": Ex-India Batter On Toss Playing Crucial Role in Asia Cup

10.09.2022 - 08:09 sports.ndtv.com

The Asia Cup final will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Dubai International Stadium. India who were being touted as the favourites failed to make it to the final after winning just one game out of three while Afghanistan lost all of their Super 4 matches.

However, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has now highlighted how toss played a big role in the tournament. He also highlighted that India lost tosses in their three Super 4 games while Afghanistan lost two. "Fact that cannot be ignored in this Asia cup - Teams that lost most tosses in super 4s are not in the finals.

India lost all 3. Afghanistan 2. Hence spin of the coin cannot decide who gets a very significant advantage. T20 Cricket needs to explore a fairer method," tweeted Manjrekar.

Fact that cannot be ignored in this Asia cup - Teams that lost most tosses in super 4s are not in the finals. India lost all 3.

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