It’s a surprise I’ve won the toss : Virat Kohli

India captain Virat Kohli got a huge boost ahead of the third Test against England – he won the toss! Kohli in general has had poor fortune when it comes to the coin toss but has been particularly unfortunate against England. In fact, in the 11 Tests that he and England captain Joe Root went up against each other, Kohli had lost 10 tosses coming into the match at Headingley. It was also the first time he won the toss for a Test match in England.

Kohli himself was the first to crack a joke about it.

“It’s a surprise I’ve won the toss,” he said immediately, before saying that India opted to bat first.

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer, as usual, led the meme-fest on Twitter.

Check the tweet here :

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Kohli may have won the toss but England dominated the opening exchanges of the match as James Anderson ripped through India’s top order.

Anderson dismissed the in-form KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli within the first 11 overs, to leave India tottering at 21/3.