India’s captain KL Rahul smiles after profitable the toss in opposition to South Africa earlier than the beginning of the match on December 6, 2025. X/@BCCI
India lastly gained an ODI toss after shedding 20 in a row as stand-in skipper KL Rahul broke the scarcely plausible jinx in opposition to South Africa on Saturday.
Visiting captain Temba Bavuma referred to as heads, however the coin got here down as tails for Rahul to have a good time with a fist bump as India’s curse of a million-to-one led to Visakhapatnam.
It was greater than two years since India gained the toss in a one-day match.
The group roared, and a smiling Rahul elected to bowl within the deciding third match of the sequence, which was stage at 1-1.
India’s gamers had been fast to congratulate Rahul, who’s main the ODI staff instead of the injured Shubman Gill.
Rahul credited presenter Murali Kartik for his presence as a fortunate allure as India gained their first ODI toss for the reason that World Cup semi-final in Mumbai in opposition to New Zealand on November 15, 2023.
“You should do more tosses for us,” a beaming Rahul stated.
Former India batter Sanjay Bangar stated Rahul’s ploy of flipping the coin along with his left hand as a substitute of the same old proper did the trick.
