Dilip Vengsarkar says eliminating toss in Under-23 matches is wrong
Dilip Vengsarkar has opposed the removal of the toss in Under-23 matches, saying it undermines a key strategic element of the game.
Dilip Vengsarkar says it's wrong to scrap the toss in Under-23 matches. The former India captain spoke out after fresh talk of changing toss rules at the domestic level.
He argued that young players would lose the chance to read conditions and shape their own game plan before a ball is bowled. Skipping that step, he said, leaves them short on the one skill captains need most when they reach the senior side.
The comments sit inside wider efforts to modernise junior cricket, but Vengsarkar offered no alternative fix for the toss's occasional unfairness.
CricHubb Take
Without toss practice at Under-23 level, India's next generation of captains may first face those calls in the IPL or Tests—when mistakes cost more than a single game.