India captain KL Rahul had joked that he was “kicking himself” after losing the toss in the second One-Day International between India and South Africa in Raipur. But on Saturday, in the third ODI at Visakhapatnam, he made ammends, by winning India’s first toss in ODIs in over 20 attempts. Rahul used an unconventional technique to beat the slump: he tossed the coin with his left hand rather than his favoured right hand.

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Bavuma called heads and the coin favoured the Indians, who opted to bowl first after being asked to bat in both of the previous ODIs. After winning the toss, Rahul was seen fist pumping and celebrating which brought a smile to Bavuma’s face and elicited a loud roar in the stands. The roar was so prolonged that toss present

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