Basketball cannot be in comparison to cricket, basketball is a different game.
Why not? Both are team sports where the surface matters a lot. The big difference here is that Basketball surfaces are fair to all teams while Cricket surfaces are not always fair to the teams involved.
In cricket, new ball old ball, new pitch, old pitch, day, night, all these things have a great effect. So winning the toss is very important before the match, because both teams carefully review the pitch before the match begins, and it is decided to look at the pitch condition and weather conditions whether to bat or bowling.
Yup. This is why toss plays a very important role in determining the outcome of a cricket match.