After the defeat in the Test series, Team India had to face defeat in the first ODI against South Africa. South Africa's youth team defeated India in a one-sided fashion by 31 runs. Veteran commentator Sushil Doshi said in his podcast that, the impact of the captaincy controversy in Team India's game is clearly visible. The performance of our players was completely colorless. KL Rahul, who is captaining the team in this match, is not able to leave a mark. Earlier, he looked ordinary even during the second Test match. His decisions were simple.
Shadow of controversy in the Indian Cricket Team
Not giving bowling to Venkatesh Iyer also did not make sense. If Iyer has been included in the team as an all-rounder, then he should have definitely got the bowling. When the team does not play as a unit, then the team looks modest even in the presence of 11 big players. This is what is happening with India. South Africa, on the other hand, looks extraordinary even with ordinary players. Doshi expressed hope that the Indian team can still make a comeback in the series. It is not that South Africa has a very good team. Its players are younger and less experienced.
India had strong players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan. Despite this, if we have been defeated in all departments of the game, then there is definitely a shadow of controversy behind it.
