Firstpost: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad backs proposal to abolish toss in Test cricket; Salim Malik against decision

In this file photo, Zimbabwe’s captain Graeme Cremer, second left, tosses a coin next to Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga, second right, prior to a One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Nov. 21, 2016. (AFP)

May 21: Firstpost states that Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has backed the proposal to abolish toss from Test cricket. While Miandad said such a move would force the home team to prepare better pitches instead of focusing on preparing tracks that suit them, another former captain, Salim Malik said the International Cricket Council should not tinker with the traditions of the game. "I don't see any harm in trying out this experiment of abolishing the toss," Miandad told PTI.

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