Shreyas Iyer Sets Record with Eight Consecutive Toss Wins as India T20I Captain
Shreyas Iyer, India's T20I captain since June 2026, has set a new record by winning the toss in each of his first eight matches as captain. This achievement makes him the first player worldwide to do so in men's T20Is, surpassing Gregory Taylor's previous record of seven consecutive toss wins. Iyer also became the first Indian captain to win eight consecutive tosses, breaking Mahendra Singh Dhoni's national record of seven. The world record for consecutive toss wins by a Full Member captain remains with Daren Sammy at ten.
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We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 31/100.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 23 Jul, 11:50 am. Other outlets followed.
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