up to 13 December 2013: Based on all One Day International matches played up to 27 December 2006: After the crucial role the toss played during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, a fairer method to conduct the coin toss was proposed that does not disadvantage the team that loses the toss. The method is called Toss, Propose and Choose. History In the first known code of laws published in 1744, the side winning the toss had the choice of the pitch that was to be used as well as whether to bat first. In the 1774 code, this was changed, the visiting team to have the choice of both the pitch and whether to bat first. By about 1809, the modern practice had been adopted, with the choice of pitch left to the umpires and the toss determining which side had the choice of whether to bat first. References Cricket terminology Cricket captaincy and tactics Cricket laws and regulations