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    "excerpt": "New Delhi, May 29:\u00a0\u00a0Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara revealed what actually happened during the 2011 World Cup final against India at Wankhede that led to two tosses and 'The Islanders&",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>New Delhi, May 29:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara revealed what actually happened during the 2011 World Cup final against India at Wankhede that led to two tosses and &#39;The Islanders&#39; batting first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sangakkara jogged down memory lane and spoke about that titanic contest between the two Asian rivals during a live video session with India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Instagram.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Tell me what happened at the toss in 2011 World Cup (final). I saw two tosses. I was standing near the dressing room, I went inside and I had no idea what just happened,&quot; Ashwin asked Sangakkara on his show &#39;ReminisceWithAsh&#39;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think it was the crowd.. the crowd was huge (at Wankhede). It never happens in Sri Lanka and it only happens in India, at least to me,&quot; Sangakkara said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I remember calling on the toss and then Mahi wasn&#39;t sure what I had called. He said did you call tails I said no I called heads. And then match referee actually said I had won the toss and Mahi said no no no he didn&#39;t. So there was a little bit of confusion there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Then Mahi said let&#39;s have another toss. And that&#39;s when the second one went up and it came down heads again. I am not sure if luckily I had won because if I had lost the toss, it may have been that India might have batted,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sangakkara also revealed how an injury to their all-rounder Angelo Mathews changed Sri Lanka&#39;s strategy in the final. The southpaw states they would have batted second had Mathews was fit enough to feature in the finale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It Angelo was fit I am hundred percent sure that we would have chased. I am not sure if result would have changed but we would have definitely chased in the match,&quot; Sangakkara said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;That balance of Mathews at seven... If you look at our entire campaign, whatever we did, Matthews&#39; overs and his ability to bat with the tail was an incredible bonus to us,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n",
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