Top 10 controversies from IPL 2016

4) The toss between KKR and KXIP

KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir flipped the coin as the others looked on

In the match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens, a bizarre incident took place at the toss.

Ravi Shastri, who was commentating from the middle, introduced the two captains, KKR’s Gautam Gambhir and KXIP’s Murali Vijay along with the match referee. Gambhir being the home skipper, flipped the coin and Vijay called it a ‘’heads’’.

Being asked by Shastri what the result was, the match referee clearly said: “Tail it is”. But surprisingly, Shastri called Vijay and after a bit of confusion between him and Gambhir, the Kings XI captain came ahead, shook Shastri’s hands and decided to bowl first.

Nonetheless, the toss didn’t cost much to KKR as they won the game by 7 runs. KXIP star Glenn Maxwell did give the hosts some nervy moments, but in the end, they prevailed thanks to some brilliant death bowling by Andre Russell.

It is possible that either Shastri or the match referee stated erroneously during the toss, thus causing the confusion. But there lies a big question: Why did Shastri go to Vijay despite the fact that he had called “heads” and the coin had landed as “tails”?