KL Rahul gave a big laugh and punched the air in delight as India snapped their toss drought at the 21st attempt in ODIs during the match against South Africa on Saturday, Decmeber 6. The crowd is Vizag were left stunned and erupted in joy as the Indian players also jumped in delight with the result that Rahul achieved at the toss.
India’s last win during the coin flip happened during the World Cup 2023 when they got the toss in their favour during the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai. The toss has been a crucial factor in the series, with dew playing a major factor in proceedings. With chasing expected to be easier under the lights, Rahul made no hesitation and decided to bowl first in the game.
Rahul thanked Murali Karthik for his tips when it came to the toss.
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“Yeah, I think you (Murali Kartik) should do more tosses. We are looking to bowl first. A little bit, we trained here last night. There was dew but it didn’t come as soon as it did at Ranchi or Raipur. I don’t think it is going to play as much of a role as it did in the previous games. But yeah, we wanted to chase a total and see how we can bowl first,” said Rahul.
‘BIG CELEBRATIONS FOR TOSS’
Apart from the crowd celebration in Vizag, the Indian players and the pundits also joined in on the fun. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep were seen celebrating as Sanjay Bangar made the theory that Rahul won the toss because he did the coin flip with his left hand.
The Indian captain himself was in a jolly mood, pulling out the Conor McGregor strut as he returned to the Indian camp.
India made one change to their team as Tilak Verma came in for Washington Sundar, while South Africa brought back Ottneil Baartman and Ryan Rickleton into the side for the injured Nandre Burger and Tony de Zorzi.
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Published On:
Dec 6, 2025
