The Indian skipper’s antics left Hope in splits as the two shared a laugh before Shreyas officially spun the coin for the toss.
As former India head coach and presenter Ravi Shastri was going through his routine pre-toss proceedings, Shreyas pretended to toss the coin even before the official call. India captain Shreyas Iyer poked fun at his West Indies counterpart Shai Hope ahead of the toss for the fourth T20I at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The groundsman said that it’s 75% red and 25% black and we’ve played on such wickets before. Because i saw the surface, but obviously looking at the conditions and dew not coming into play, it is going to be a little bit of intense and see there’s going to be bounce as well to offer. Shreyas won the toss and opted to bowl, with India fielding the same XI. The Indian skipper revealed that the decision to chase was primarily driven by the relaid surface at the venue, with the team also keen to bat second for the first time in the series.
It’s pretty hard,” said Shreyas. However, his pre-toss antics were quick to go viral on social media. “Yeah, exactly, that’s one of the major reasons. We have a fair idea about how it’s playing in the first innings. So based on that, we took this decision. India are unchanged and hoping to take an unassailable lead, while Jewel Andrew replaced Kamil Pooran and Romario Shepherd is back for Quentin Sampson in the West Indies playing XI. India XI : Shreyas Iyer (c), Sanju Samson (w), Abhishek Sharma , Ishan Kishan , Tilak Varma , Naman Dhir , Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel , Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav . West Indies XI : Shai Hope (w/c), Jewel Andrew, Shimron Hetmyer , Rovman Powell , Sherfane Rutherford , Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase , Keemo Paul , Shamar Springer , Gudakesh Motie , Shamar Joseph .
