Indian team announced for ODI series against Zimbabwe, Virat, Bumrah, and Pant rested

The All India Senior Selection Committee has selected the Indian team for the 3-match ODI series to be played against Zimbabwe in Harare.

Shikhar Dhawan will lead the team in 3 ODIs in Zimbabwe. Shikhar Dhawan led the Indian team to a 3-0 win over the West Indies in the recently concluded ODI series in the West Indies.

Meanwhile, senior players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah are not part of the team. Rahul Tripathi, who represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has also been named in the squad for his good performance in IPL 2022. The batsman had a great IPL season with SRH. He scored 413 runs in 14 matches played in IPL 2022 at an average of 37.55. He scored 3 fifties this season with the best score of 76 and a strike rate of 158.23. He was the second-highest run scorer for his team.

Moreover, Washington Sundar is also making a comeback to the team after injury. He recently began his stint with Lancashire in county cricket and took five wickets against Northamptonshire. India will play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe from August 18 to August 22.

India’s Squad for ODI series:

Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Pranand Krishna, Mohammad Siraj, Deepak Chahar