India lost the second One-Day International to South Africa by a margin of four wickets at Raipur to level the series 1-1. For India, the game had seen their long streak of lost tosses continue as skipper KL Rahul oversaw the Men in Blue lose their 20th toss in a row in ODIs. After winning the toss, South Africa had opted to bowl first where India plundered 358 runs, but it was still not enough.

Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar pointed out how losing the spin of the coin had been the writing on the wall for the Indian team.

“It (the toss) was crucial. Just look at how wet the outfield was. Apart from perhaps the first half-dozen overs, the ball was always going to get wet. That affects not just the bowlers but the fielders too, you can’t get a proper grip. The ball feels like a bar o

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