Can Shreyas Iyer Rewrite History? One Toss Away From Wally Hammond's 88-Year-Old Record

India will be looking to clinch the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe when the two sides face off in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club. A win for India will ensure a comfortable 2-0 lead for them, but the second T20I could also turn out to be a historic fixture for skipper Shreyas Iyer.

 

Iyer has had some extraordinary luck with the coin since taking over India's T20I team. Another toss victory will see him top an 88-year-old international record.

 

Shreyas Iyer Chasing Historic Toss Record

 

Shreyas Iyer became the T20I captain of India after guiding the team successfully in the IPL. Unfortunately, he could not start his captaincy stint at the international level on a successful note. India could not win any T20I series during the tours of Ireland and England.

 

That was rectified in India's series-opening T20I against Zimbabwe. The visitors put in an all-round effort with the bat and ball to notch up their first win under the captaincy of Iyer and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

 

In addition to the victory, Iyer keeps a perfect record at the coin toss as well, having won every toss in his first 8 international games as captain.

 

This feat has already seen him become the first captain in men's T20I cricket to win the toss in each of his first eight games. The previous best was set by Bahamas captain Gregory Taylor