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- The Men in Blue had lost 20 tosses in a row before the series decider in Vizag, including in Ranchi and Raipur in the ongoing series in which Rahul is filling in for the injured Shubman Gill as captain. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADHow Rahul influenced the toss in India’s favour in Vizag?
- Rahul decided to try something different on Saturday – flip the coin with his left hand instead of right.
- And in the end, he did a little mini celebration in the form of a fist pump when he realised that the coin had fallen in the Men in Blue’s favour for a change. And given how much of an influence dew has had so far in the ODI series, with the Men in Blue unable to defend 359 in Raipur partly due to this reason, it was a no-brainer for Rahul to choose to field at the ACA-VDCA Stadium. More from First Cricket India vs South Africa LIVE Score 3rd ODI at Visakhapatnam: Arshdeep removes Rickelton for a duck as India strike early 'Pure West Indies resistance': Greaves slams double ton as WI pull off remarkable draw against NZ in ChristchurchBoth teams made changes to their lineup, with India bringing middle-order batter Tilak Varma in place of spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar.
- South Africa, meanwhile, were forced to make two changes due to injuries to Tony de Zorzi and Nandre Burger, with Ryan Rickelton and Ottneil Baartman taking their place in the XI. The three-match ODI series is currently tied at 1-1, with India having won a high-scoring thriller in Ranchi by 17 runs and South Africa drawing level in Raipur by pulling off a four-wicket victory after being set a steep 359 to win. Quick ReadsView All'Won't require surgery...': Real reason behind Jasprit Bumrah's absence from 5th Test revealed in new reportPCB bans players from WCL over India-Pakistan match controversyIndia vs South Africa 3rd ODI Playing XIsIndia: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul(wk/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh KrishnaSouth Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock(wk), Temba Bavuma(c), Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil BaartmanTagsCricket India Vs South Africa KL RahulHomeFirst CricketHow KL Rahul snapped India's toss jinx in ODIs during series decider against South Africa in VizagEnd of Article Read MoreFind us on YouTubeSubscribeHomeFirst CricketHow KL Rahul snapped India's toss jinx in ODIs during series decider against South Africa in VizagEnd of ArticleQuick Reads'Won't require surgery...': Real reason behind Jasprit Bumrah's absence from 5th Test revealed in new reportJasprit Bumrah was rested for fifth Test against England at The Oval Workload management was believed to be the reason behind Bumrah's absence The pacer, however, reportedly has a knee injury, a BCCI official claimed in a report. More Quick ReadsTop StoriesIndiGo crisis: Cancelled flights, refunds & more… All your questions answeredIndia vs South Africa LIVE Score 3rd ODI at Visakhapatnam: Arshdeep removes Rickelton for a d.
