Suryakumar Yadav reacts with ‘Aarti’ gesture as India lose another toss against Australia - VIDEO

Suryakumar Yadav had an interesting reaction after losing yet another toss. (Photo: X)

Be it the men's or the women's cricket team of India, the Men in Blue have been very unfortunate with the toss. In the second T20I against Australia, it was again the case for Suryakumar Yadav's side as they missed the lucky side at the toss with Mitchell Marsh opting to bowl first at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday (October 31).

Suryakumar’s response to the lost toss was a "once in a lifetime" kind of reaction. When Ravi Shastri was talking to Marsh, the Indian skipper in a humorous way pointed to his teammates that they might have to perform an 'aarti' (a Hindu religious ritual) to change their luck at the ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌toss.

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Former Australia captain Aaron Finch said - . “I wouldn't take Suryakumar Yadav to a casino. That's crazy.”

“You have to check that coin. Someone needs to provide us with the reaction from the entire Indian team. They were standing behind Ravi Shastri, and they were all disappointed,” added Aaron.

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After losing the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We are happy to bat first. That is the brand of cricket (aggressive) we want to play. Shubman knows how to score runs. With him, you have to run hard between the wickets as well. We are playing the same team.”

On the other hand, Marsh said, “We are going to bowl first. (Pitch) Looks like a good one, hopefully it won't change for 40 overs. We have one change - Short comes in for Philippe.”

It’s interesting to note that Mitchell Marsh has now won the toss 19 times in T20 internationals and on every single occasion, he has chosen to chase. The series opener at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, however, was washed out due to rain.