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Sunday, April 03, 2011

Two coin tosses in World Cup final

Updated at: 1553 PST,  Saturday, April 02, 2011
MUMBAI: Two coin tosses were necessary before the start of the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday when nobody including match referee Jeff Crowe appeared to hear Kumar Sangakkara's call the first time.Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara won the second toss and predictably elected to bat first in a good toss to win for the 1996 champions.After India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spun the coin, it looked as if he thought he had won the toss.But Crowe did not hear a call from Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara who, as the visiting skipper was supposed to nominate 'heads' or 'tails' while the coin was in the air.There was a brief discussion between the two captains before former New Zealand skipper Crowe ordered a re-toss -- an almost unheard of event in any cricket match and certainly one of this importance.