India's Unwanted Record Sparks Meme Fest. Internet Says "Rohit Sharma..."

Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the first semi-final of the ongoing Champions Trophy, in Dubai. While India are unchanged from their last match, Australia made two changes as Cooper Connolly comes in for Matt Short and spinner Tanveer Sangha replaced pacer Spencer Johnson. India have now lost 14 consecutive tosses in a row, the longest such streak in ODIs - one that started with the CWC 2023 final between these two sides in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, Rohit has now lost 11 consecutive tosses in ODIs, the joint second-highest in ODIs.

Most consecutive tosses lost by a captain in ODIs

12 - Brian Lara (West Indies, October 1998 to May 1999)

11 - Peter Borren (Netherlands, March 2011 to August 2013)

11*- Rohit Sharma (India, November 2023 to March 2025)

Here's how internet reacted to India scripting an unwanted record:

The probability of losing 14 consecutive tosses is 1 in 16,384 or 0.000061%.

- Craziest toss luck for India. pic.twitter.com/jRqtdKWjbS

14 consecutive toss losses. The probability of losing 14 tosses in a row is, 1/16,384 this means it happens once in 16,384 trials on average.#INDvsAUS #RohitSharma #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/8jDspohZOU

14 CONSECUTIVE TOSSES LOSS... #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/XC5FNV4ZCQ

The chance of loosing 14 consecutive tosses is 1 in 16,384 pic.twitter.com/s1ml09nYL8

Phirse Toss haar gaye
14th in a row pic.twitter.com/BXk5shEFUO

Meanwhile, Connolly is making his ICC Champions Trophy debut, having played three ODIs during the tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year.

"We'll have a bat. Looks a pretty dry surface. The guys had a couple of sessions, ready to go. It should take turn. Very good side - India. Two changes. Cooper Connolly comes in for Short, Sangha