The Indian cricket crew, led by KL Rahul, defeated South Africa 2-1 within the ODI collection that concluded on Thursday. India gained the series-decider by a margin of 78 runs at Boland Park, Paarl. While talking after the sport, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opined that KL Rahul’s intuition is the same as that of MS Dhoni. The cricket veteran made the feedback whereas analysing the captaincy of the participant in the course of the collection in opposition to South Africa. Rahul took some actually good DRS (Decision Review System) calls from behind the stumps in the course of the third ODI in opposition to the Proteas and Manjrekar was duly impressed together with his efficiency.

“These days, when you see KL Rahul on the ground, he looks very relaxed and in a good mind space. He captained as expected. He looks comfortable in the leadership role. He has led a lot in the IPL, in a Test match in South Africa and in one-day matches as well. You can expect KL Rahul not to make any big mistake. He is an expert in DRS. His instinct is equal to that of MS Dhoni,” Manjrekar informed ESPNcricinfo.

After the tip of ODI World Cup 2023, India hosted Australia for a five-match T20I collection and gained it with a 4-1 margin. What adopted was a three-match T20I collection in opposition to South Africa and that ended 1-1. Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian crew in each the collection.

“It seems like Indian cricket is running on autopilot mode. Suryakumar Yadav won as captain recently, KL Rahul now. Rohit Sharma has also won a lot of games for India. A lot of credit for the success must go to the players. Captaincy is good, but not game-changing. It’s the players who are doing really well,” Manjrekar added.

It is price noting that senior gamers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli haven’t performed any T20I recreation for India ever because the crew’s exit from T20 World Cup 2022 in November.

Both the gamers alongside Jasprit Bumrah are out of motion because the ODI World Cup 2023 closing on November 19. All the three gamers will make a return within the two-match Test collection in opposition to South Africa, beginning December 26.