After the roaring success in opposition to West Indies, Shikhar Dhawan has been named because the captain of the India crew in opposition to Zimbabwe within the upcoming three-match ODI sequence. The 15-member squad, which was introduced by the All India Senior Selection Committee on Saturday, has some key senior gamers lacking like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. India will play in opposition to Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs from August 18 to August 22.
India crew in opposition to Zimbabwe: Who’s there and who’s lacking
Young Sunrises Hyderabad batsmen Rahul Tripathi has been rewarded for his constant efficiency within the IPL. The ex-KKR batsman has been knocking on the selectors’ door for some time and is lastly being rewarded for his performances. In the final IPL, he scored 413 runs at a median of 37.55 and a strike price of 158.23, and with that, he grew to become the second-highest run getter for his aspect.
Washington Sundar makes a comeback to the aspect coming back from hand harm. He had not too long ago taken a five-wicket haul in opposition to Northamptonshire taking part in for the Lancashire in County cricket.
Deepak Chahar additionally makes his comeback to the aspect after lacking the IPL and the following worldwide video games because of a again harm.
Among noticeable omissions from the aspect are Skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Mohammad Shami and Hardik Pandya, who’ve all been rested for the sequence.
Shikhar Dhawan will lead the aspect in Zimbabwe within the ODI sequence. Last month, he lead the Men in Blue to a 3-0 win over West Indies within the recently-concluded ODI sequence within the Caribbean. Senior gamers like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah usually are not part of the squad.
Check the total crew right here
India’s squad for 3 ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
With inputs from ANI
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