India, Dec. 3 -- India's luck refused to turn at the toss on Wednesday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, suffering their 20th consecutive toss defeat in ODIs. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma called correctly after stand-in skipper KL Rahul flipped the coin. The streak left Rahul at a loss for words and even commentator Sunil Gavaskar stunned.

Having lost 19 consecutive toss in ODI cricket, Rahul called for some luck on Wednesday as he kissed the coin before flipping it. Bavuma called heads. Rahul leaned in to check after the coin landed on the ground, but met with disappointment.

"Honestly, that's the most pressure I've had because we haven't won a toss in a long time. I've been practising, but clearly...