Hardik Pandya becomes only fourth Indian captain to achieve rare feat

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Hardik Pandya made his ODI captaincy debut against Australia in first ODI of three-ODI series

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Hardik Pandya led Team India in the absence of Rohit Sharma who had personal commitments and will join the squad for remaining games

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This was Hardik Pandya's List A captaincy debut as well. Earlier, he had led in T20s only

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There are three other Indian cricketers who have made their List-A captaincy debut (50-over) in an ODI match

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Syed Kirmani made his ODI captaincy debut in 1983 against West Indies

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Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag made his ODI captaincy debut in 2003. He went on to lead India in 12 ODIs

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KL Rahul made his ODI captaincy debut in 2022 against South Africa in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma

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On Hardik Pandya’s ODI captaincy debut, India beat Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring affair at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

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