Harare, First Published Aug 16, 2022, 9:18 PM IST
The Asia Cup cricket series will be held in the United Arab Emirates from August 27 to September 11. The Indian main team led by Rohit Sharma will travel to the UAE on the 24th.
Meanwhile, India will play a 3 ODI series against Zimbabwe. There are 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe on August 18, 20 and 22. But the Indian team for the Asia Cup has to go to UAE on 24th.
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As Rohit Sharma-led Indian main team heads to Asia Cup, KL Rahul-led young Indian team plays against Zimbabwe.
The first ODI will be played in Harare on August 18. Let’s take a look at the Indian team’s proposed playing XI for this match.
Indian team has 4 top order batsmen namely KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill and Rudraj Gaekwad. Among them, captain KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan will be the openers.
Although Shubman Gill, who has been impressive in the top order in the West Indies series, will not get a chance to open, he is expected to be dropped in the 3rd row. He cannot be ignored in the playing XI. Because the last ODI series against West Indies, he batted brilliantly and scored 205 runs in 3 matches.
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We can expect Ishan Kishan in the 4th row, Sanju Samson in the 5th row and Deepak Hooda in the 6th row. Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowlers Shardul Tagore, Deepak Sahar and Prasid Krishna will play.
India’s Proposed XI for First ODI against Zimbabwe:
KL Rahul (captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Tagore, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasith Krishna.
Last Updated Aug 16, 2022, 9:18 PM IST