Mumbai: The 2011 World Cup final had a false start after there was confusion at the toss with Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara apparently losing the toss before claiming that he had not called at all.
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni spun the coin and Sangakkara was seen to call tails in the presence of match referee Jeff Crowe and on-field commentator Ravi Shastri, who after the coin landed as 'heads' proceeded to congratulate Dhoni before the sudden claim in the middle that the Lankan skipper hadn't called at all.
While it can all be attributed to a bundle of nerves and the nervous energy, there is no denying the fact that there seems to be more than just what meets the eye.
Why is it that Sangakkara did not protest before Crowe called out the result of the toss if he hadn't called in the first place? And why is it that Shastri was going to ask Dhoni what he wanted to do after winning the toss if Sangakkara had not called at all?
Crowe and the Indian skipper, wanting to avoid any needless controversy on the field, sportingly decided to re-toss and this time the Lankan skipper called 'tails' and won the toss.
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