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South Africa shamed once again |
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Pitched By Patrice Lopez
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Friday, 17 October 2008 |
The inaugural ICC Coin Toss Championship has been won by Australia, after the Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik wrongly called heads in the final at Eden Gardens, Calcutta. The Australians had beaten strongly
-fancied South Africa in the semi-final on Monday, after the Proteas’ skipper, Graeme Smith, called “Legs” in the semifinal, condemning his team to another embarrassing exit from a major tournament.
Stand-in Australian captain Adam Gilchrist dedicated the victory to Ricky Ponting, who missed the final after rupturing a thumb knuckle tendon in practice. ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed said the tournament had captured the imagination of the advertising executives. “From a revenue point of view, we have cut out the problematic cricketing phases of cricket. This is a commercially viable format, which has its place in a balanced calendar.”
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