IND vs SA: KL Rahul becomes 1st to lose 3 consecutive matches on India captaincy debut
Cricket | January 23, 2022 23:30 ISTBefore this, no captain in Indian history has lost his first three ODIs on captaincy debut.
Before this, no captain in Indian history has lost his first three ODIs on captaincy debut.
Despite Deepak Chahar's scintillating 34-ball 54 at the end, India lost the match in the final over as they were all out for 283 while chasing 288.
As per the original schedule, the visiting West Indies were slated to play three ODIs in Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Kolkata and three T20Is in Cuttack, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram, beginning February 6.
After suffering a 1-2 series loss in South Africa, India dropped to the third spot while inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) winners New Zealand held onto their second position after a 1-1 drawn series at home against Bangladesh.
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In the upcoming three-match ODI series, India will take on South Africa in the 1st ODI starting on 19th January at Boland park, Paarl.
The Indian pacer believed that Virat Kohli would continue to be a "leader in the group".
'Your legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of benchmarks you have set,' veteran spinner Ravichandran summarised Virat Kohli's spectacular Test captaincy stint.
Late last year, a massive controversy had erupted when the BCCI Ganguly and chief selector contradicted Kohli's claims that he was not asked to stay back as T20 captain.
Pant produced a combative unbeaten hundred in face some some hostile bowling by the home bowlers in difficult conditions.
The under-19 World Cup begins in the West Indies on Friday and India begins its campaign with a match against South Africa on Saturday.
Pant remained unbeaten on 100 as India were bundled out for 198 on a surface that has been challenging to score on.
Yadav was named as a like-for-like replacement for Sundar while Saini was included as a back-up for pacer Mohammed Siraj, who has been recuperating from a hamstring injury sustained in the 2nd Test.
According to the batting coach, there were soft dismissals in the latter part of the innings and the batters could have done a better job.
At stumps, the hosts were 17 for one in eight overs with Aiden Markram (8) and nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj (6) in the middle.
Kohli said Ashwin has filled in the void left by the injured Ravindra Jadeja in an outstanding manner.
However, the skipper did not say whether Ishant Sharma will get the nod ahead of Umesh Yadav for the match.
Kohli said he has set a high standard for himself as far as performing for the team is concerned and has never bothered himself by what people outside the team has to say about him.
The squad reached Cape Town on Saturday for the third Test that is scheduled from January 11.
Hosts South Africa bounced back from the 113-run thumping in the series opener by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat on India to level the three-match series here.
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