THE ICC (International Cricket Council) may have been considering to scrap the toss, but the idea has not gone down well with the former Pakistani skipper, Asif Iqbal.

Speaking exclusively over telephone from Kent (United Kingdom), where he is settled for years now, Asif said, “No, I am not in favour of scrapping the toss. Every visiting team will also be hosting tours and be having the home advantage. To be the best and top team in the world ranking you need to win both at home and more importantly away from home.”

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“That can only be done by mastering the alien condition teams will face on touring other countries. The toss is an integral part of cricket matches and taking away toss is taking away the challenge winning captain has of making the right decision.on winning the toss”.

“The excitement of making the right choice of team selection, batting or fielding first, the role of reading the wicket and the influence of weather... all these elements of surprise,doubts and knowledge will be taken away by erasing the toss,” added Asif.

Published in Dawn, May 18th, 2018