In the ODI series against South Africa, the command of Team India is in the hands of Lokesh Rahul. When he captained India in the first ODI, it was the first List-A match in which he played as captain. Earlier he captained India in the Test match against South Africa, and captained the Punjab Kings team in the IPL.
Rahul was captaining for India in ODIs for the first time, and he faced defeat. He has led India in a total of two matches so far and Team India has lost in both. Well, what can we say in just two matches. In the first match of this series, as soon as the Indian team entered the field, many records had been made. Although India had to face defeat in this match, but this match was special for many players of Team India.
Lokesh Rahul captained for the first time in a List-A match
Opener Shikhar Dhawan made a comeback in this match and got India off to a good start by playing a fine half-century. Virat Kohli also scored a good half-century. This match was also special for players like captain Rahul and Ashwin. Ravichandran Ashwin played an ODI match for India after almost four years. Prior to this, he played ODI matches for India in the 2017 Champions Trophy itself. After this, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav were given a chance in their place.
Four years later, Ashwin returned to the ODI team, and played a match with Chahal for the first time. During this time Ashwin was playing Test cricket, and Chahal does not play Test. Team India came to play an ODI match after about six months. Earlier, India played one-day series against Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan. The last match of this series was played in July 2021. India's main team at this time was in England, and Dhawan went on a tour of Sri Lanka with the B team. When India played ODIs again after six months, Rahul was captaining.
