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India captain Shubman Gill was seen praying to God before coming out for the toss in the ongoing first One-Day International against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday, January 11. Gill had a dismal record of winning tosses for the Indian squad, therefore the skipper was determined to win the toss.
The video has gone viral on social media, with people reacting differently to the amusing moment. The move eventually paid off, as the coin flip went in favour of the Indian team. This was Gill’s first toss win in ODIs since taking over as captain.
Check the video of Shubman Gill praying ahead of toss here
Captain Shubman Gill won his first ODI toss.
Bro was literally praying to God before walking out for the toss 😭pic.twitter.com/VdiY0mINXf
— GillTheWill (@GillTheWill77) January 11, 2026
“We will bowl first. Honestly, try different kinds of combinations, you know, see what combination suits us the best for different conditions, obviously when we play in India. Whenever you’re bowling second, there’s a bit of a challenge with the dew, and so try out what kind of combination suits our condition the best. It looks like a good wicket. Hopefully, I think it’ll be a little bit easier to bat on in the second innings with the new coming in, and that was the thought process behind bowling first,” Gill said after winning the toss.
“I think playing a bit of Vijay Hazare series, everyone is coming after playing some matches, so everyone looks in good form. We’ve played a lot of cricket together, so you know, the environment is always nice and calm whenever we get together. We are going with six bowlers, with Washi, Jadeja and Kuldeep as the spinners, and Prasidh, Siraj, and Harshit the three pacers,” he concluded.
India Playing XI for 1st ODI: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna
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