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Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky / Photo: © AFP

Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky

SPORTS 06.12.2025

India finally won an ODI toss after losing 20 in a row as stand-in skipper KL Rahul broke the scarcely believable jinx against South Africa on Saturday.

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Visiting captain Temba Bavuma called heads but the coin came down as tails for Rahul to celebrate with a fist bump as India's curse of a million-to-one ended in Visakhapatnam.

It was more than two years since India won the toss in a one-day match.

The crowd roared and a smiling Rahul elected to bowl in the deciding third match of the series, which is level at 1-1.

India's players were quick to congratulate Rahul, who is leading the ODI team in place of the injured Shubman Gill.

Rahul credited presenter Murali Kartik for his presence as a lucky charm as India won their first ODI toss since the World Cup semi-final in Mumbai against New Zealand on November 15, 2023.

"You should do more tosses for us," a beaming Rahul said.

Former India batter Sanjay Bangar said Rahul's ploy of flipping the coin with his left hand instead of the usual right did the trick.

R.Fischer--VB

Volkswacht Bodensee - Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky

Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky

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