Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has stated that the Indian dressing room looked divided during the first ODI against South Africa at Paarl.
Kaneria said that the Indian team is divided into two groups, one on the side of stand-in captain KL Rahul and other towards ex-captain Virat Kohli.
“We saw that the Indian dressing room was divided into two groups. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were sitting apart. Also, Kohli wasn’t in the same mood as he used to be when he was the captain. But he’s a team man and will come back stronger,” said Kaneria in a video on his YouTube channel.
India lost the first ODI by 31 runs where South Africa captain scored 110 runs and Rassie van der Dussen slammed and unbeaten 129 runs.
The former spinner also said that that Rahul hadn’t shown the required intensity of a skipper in his first ODI as captain of India. “After losing the Test series, India would be eager to redeem themselves and clinch the ODI rubber. But Rahul hasn’t shown that spark until now. He had led in the Test series but wasn’t able to lift the team to break the South African partnership.
