India, Dec. 7 -- Although KL Rahul was never a serious contender for India captaincy, in the 15 opportunities he got as a stand-in leader since Virat Kohli stepped was forced to step away from the role in 2021, he led the team to 12 wins, which includes series wins against Zimbabwe, Australia, and South Africa (twice). On Saturday, he earned his second series victory as a captain against the Proteas as India clinched the decider in Vizag, winning by nine wickets.

Although there was no captaincy burden on Rahul, given that the BCCI had clarified earlier, he was merely filling in for the injured regular skipper, Shubman Gill, there was one particular moment during the third ODI match that caught the attention of the fans, with the clip goi...