India vs Australia: There was a huge controversy due to the delay in the toss during the three-match Test series played between India and Australia in 2001.

India vs Australia Test Toss Delay Story: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is to be played between India and Australia. In this, both the teams will play a five-match Test series, which will start from November 22. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for the series. Before the India-Australia series, we will tell you how there was a huge controversy due to the toss in the Test series played between the two in 2001.

There was a controversy over the toss in the second match of the Test series played between India and Australia in 2001, which was played in Kolkata. In this Kolkata Test, Australia was accused of delaying the toss. 

An Australian magazine wrote at that time that on some occasions Australian captain Steve Waugh was made to wait for the toss. He was made to wait because Indian captain Sourav Ganguly used to arrive late for the toss. Waugh has also mentioned the delay in the toss in the series in his book 'Out of My Comfort Zone'. 

Why was the toss delayed?

Clarifying the delay in the toss, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that the toss was delayed due to the delay in the arrival of the team's blazer. Ganguly also said that the toss was not delayed intentionally. 

India had won the series.

The Indian team won the Test series against Australia in 2001 by 2-1. In the first match played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the visiting Australia defeated the host team India by 10 wickets. 

Then in the second test of the series played in Kolkata, Team India won by 171 runs. After this, in the third and final test of the series played in Chennai, the Indian team won the series by winning by 2 wickets.