New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (second from left) tosses the coin during the first Test against England at Eden Park, Auckland in March. Pic/Getty Images

Doing away with the toss in Test cricket would deprive the game of its charm and thrill, reckoned Gundappa Viswanath, a former India captain. The Bangalore-based Viswanath, 69, was reacting to news of the International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee discussing the relevance of the spin of the coin during their May 28-29 meeting in Mumbai.