Riyan Parag's coin toss slip-up leaves Rishabh Pant in splits

The coin had to be flipped twice by Riyan Parag during the toss between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Saturday, April 18.

The 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has gotten underway at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, April 19.

As both the captains - Rishabh Pant and Riyan Parag - were being interviewed by presenter Simon Doull, the former was in the mood for some fun.

It was a big blooper as the coin barely spun in the air, prompting Rishabh Pant to refrain from making a call. Pant was seen laughing after that, and he teased Riyan Parag by saying that “Tune aise hi fek diya, spin bhi kar yaar!”

However, on the second attempt, Simon asked Riyan to spin the coin again and Pant called tails and won the toss.

"We are going to bat first. The wicket looks a bit drier, so we want to take advantage of it. There won't be any dew, so we are batting first.

"The general thought process was to take the positives. We are lagging in small areas. We have discussed those things. We will take it forward. Feels good to contribute to the team's cause. It was good to get back into form and contribute. I was not worried about it, knew it was around the corner. Sometimes it takes time, and I got time in the last game. Just one change. Prince Yadav comes in for Akash Deep."

Meanwhile, Riyan Parag, who replaced injured Sanju Samson as the skipper, said that the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has replaced Samson in the playing XI.

"We were looking to bowl as well. The surface settles a little bit under the lights. Should be better than the last time we played here. Vaibhav (Suryavanshi) comes in, the youngster. It's been tricky for us. We have been doing small bits right but as a collective group, we haven't done the right things. We did well against Lucknow last year so hoping to do the same tonight. Absolutely. We love playing here and hopefully, we make full use of it today."