PAARL (South Africa): In-structure hitter KL Rahul, who is driving India in the continuous first ODI against South Africa, has become just the third player to lead his country in 50 overs game without having captained in 'Rundown A' cricket beforehand.
The other two India players, who accomplished this uncommon accomplishment are wicket-attendant Syed Kirmani and flashy opener Virender Sehwag.
Rahul was given the captaincy for the three-match ODI series after recently named captain Rohit Sharma wasn't good for the series and the selectors had chosen to continue on from Virat Kohli, after he had surrendered as the T20 skipper.
KL Rahul, who hails from Karnataka, is likewise captaining India without precedent for his 39th ODI and the last time a player drove the country prior to playing 50 ODIs was Mohinder Amarnath in October 1984.
It was 'Jimmy' Amarnath's 35 ODI, when he captained the side.
South Africa chose to bat first in the continuous game, with Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer making his ODI debut
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