Live Updates: Exciting Debutantes Take Center Stage in 1st ODI Between India and South Africa! 🏏 #INDvsSA #CricketFever

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st ODI: Time for ODI reboot as KL Rahul and Co. are set to take on the Proteas in the series opener on Sunday.

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India’s Mukesh Kumar celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke(REUTERS)

Live Updates: India’s ODI Campaign in South Africa Under KL Rahul’s Leadership – New Faces and High Hopes! 🏏🇮🇳🇿🇦 #INDvsSA #CricketFever

As KL Rahul resumes captaincy duties, India embarks on its multi-format tour to South Africa, eager to move past the World Cup heartbreak. Following Suryakumar Yadav’s stellar leadership in the T20 series, Rahul aims to clinch India’s first ODI series win against the hosts. The action unfolds at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday, where the return of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad might be delayed, while finisher Rinku Singh eyes his ODI debut.

India faces the challenge without the seasoned duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, along with the absence of pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. The Men In Blue’s fast-bowling charge will be led by Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh.

In the spin department, India boasts the expertise of Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Yuzvendra Chahal. The last encounter between India and South Africa saw the hosts securing a comfortable series win in ODIs. South Africa, victorious in the 2013-14 and 2021-22 series, aims to continue their dominance. Can India stage a comeback under Rahul’s leadership in South Africa? Stay tuned for live updates! 🌐🔥

India vs South Africa Live Score 1st ODI, IND vs SA: Gaikwad to sit out?

India vs South Africa Live Score 1st ODI, IND vs SA: KL Rahul returns

India vs South Africa Live Score 1st ODI, IND vs SA: Rahul is a mainstay in the ODI squad but the same can’t be said in the Indian T20I or even Test teams, which are the two formats that have big tournaments and matches in the immediate future. He is hence at that strange stage where he is pretty much the obvious choice to captain India in ODIs in Rohit Sharma’s absence but is hardly a frontrunner for a spot in the T20I and Test teams.