The Men in Blue have started the India vs Zimbabwe series with a win. Win has been achieved after 7 matches under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Although India won, Shreyas Iyer’s name has got a big stigma. Look what an unwanted record he set.
India vs Zimbabwe, won but Shreyas Iyer had a shameful record
In the first T-20 match against Zimbabwe, the Indian team won by 7 wickets. This is Team India’s biggest victory under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. With this victory, Team India’s drought has ended. This month, Team India faced disappointment in T-20 cricket. First, a team like Ireland whitewashed the team and a few days later England’s team defeated them 4-0 at home. India finally got victory after 7 matches.
The India vs Zimbabwe series started on Thursday. In the match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 23 July, Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl, which proved to be correct. Zimbabwe, batting first, scored 125 runs in 20 overs and set a target of 126. The Indian team achieved this target in just 13.2 overs by losing 3 wickets. India won this match, but Shreyas Iyer’s name definitely got a black mark. India became the second captain in the world who, as captain, won the toss in every match but lost the match every time. This happened to him in seven matches and this sequence ended in the 8th match. Before Shreyas Iyer, this black mark was on the name of Bulgaria captain Prakash Mishra, when he won the toss in 7 matches in the year 2021 but could not win a single match. The name of Argentinian cricket captain Hernan Fennel is also in this list, who won the toss in 6 consecutive matches between 2021-23 but could not win the match.
Won the toss as captain in T20I, but could not win a single match – the longest sequence
7 – Prakash Mishra (Bulgaria, 2021)
7 – Shreyas Iyer (India, 2026) – This streak ended today
6 – Hernan Fennel (Argentina, 2021-2023)
Let us tell you that in recent times there have been changes in the leadership of the Indian T-20 team. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Men in Blue won the T20 World Cup of 2026. After that, when the T-20 team was announced for the first series, Shreyas Iyer, not Suryakumar Yadav, was the captain of the Indian team. The vice-captaincy was snatched from Akshar Patel and given to Tilak Verma. After the change in leadership, the team had to face defeat in the first two series and 7 matches.
