KL Rahul
IND vs SA: The first match of the ODI series is being played between India and South Africa. In this match, the South African captain won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India is playing this series under the captaincy of KL Rahul. KL Rahul has brightened the fortunes of a player as soon as he became the captain in this series. This player had performed brilliantly while playing for Gujarat in the IPL this year. This player is none other than Sai Sudarshan. Sai Sudarshan was looking for a debut in Indian cricket for a long time.
Only one player gets a chance to debut in the first ODI
Sai Sudarshan is the only player who got a chance to debut for India in the first ODI against South Africa. Apart from Sudarshan, it was believed that Rinku Singh could also be made his debut in the ODI format, but it is difficult for KL to make a place for him in the team. Shreyas Iyer will not be a part of the team in the next two matches of the series. He will join Rohit Sharma’s team for the Test series. In such a situation, KL Rahul can give a chance to Rinku in the playing 11 in place of Iyer in the second ODI.
Both players are IPL stars
Both Rinku Singh and Sai Sudarshan, who went to South Africa on behalf of India, had secured their place in Team India on the basis of their excellent performance in IPL and domestic cricket. Talking about Sai Sudarshan, he played a brilliant inning in the final of IPL played this year. Sudarshan played the biggest innings in a difficult match during the IPL final. While playing for Gujarat Titans, he played an inning of 96 runs in that match. Today, under the captaincy of KL, he is getting the fruits of his hard work.
Team India’s playing 11 for the first ODI
KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.
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