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After back-to-back defeats in the first 2 ODIs, KL Rahul-led Team India started brightly in the 3rd ODI against South Africa as they picked up two wickets in the powerplay sending back opener Janneman Malan and South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma in quick succession. It was a good opening for India as they picked opposition team's 1st wicket for a single-digit Score in ODIs since 2019. Last time it happened was against New Zealand in 2019 WC Semi-final.

For the game that's currently underway, the Men in Blue made four changes. India's playing XI finally included Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Jayant Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav. Deepak Chahar provided the Indian squad with an early breakthrough with the wickets of Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram. Team India would be satisfied with South Africa losing three wickets early on. This has left netizens commenting, comparing the game and further wondering what the team might be missing out on?

New man in, Deepak Chahar has only added value to the Indian Cricket Team's attack on arrival, he gave the squad an early breakthrough as Team India were able to scalp two early wickets in the powerplay. But the Proteas innings was powered by wicketkeeper-batter Quinton De Kock, who smashed a brilliant hundred.

However, what has caught most attention among netizens is the captaincy decisions that KL Rahul brought on field. Fans went on to laud Rahul's energy on field for the ongoing game. Netizens opined that after suffering back to back defeats, KL Rahul is finally doing the right thing with the changes he made on field. What will be interesting to witness is how team India batters will perform today given the middle order woes that have been looming over the Indian team.

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