India, Jan. 7 -- Vaibhav Suryavanshi understood that captaincy isn't always a bed of roses as the makeshift skipper of India's Under-19 lost his third straight coin toss against South Africa on Tuesday. Suryavanshi, however, shouldn't lose heart, as despite losing the first two tosses, India sealed comprehensive victories in both games, and would be hoping for the same as the India colts eye a 3-0 whitewash against the Proteas in their last game before the all-important Under-19 World Cup.

Disappointed with the result of the toss, Suryavanshi couldn't believe his luck and buried his face in despair. Even the match referee's gesture spoke volumes, almost indicating he had no role to play in South Africa winning a hat-trick of tosses.

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