IND vs ZIM: KL Rahul will be the new captain of the Indian team

The BCCI has made a major reshuffle in the Indian team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. Shikhar Dhawan was made the captain of the team at the time of the announcement of the squad against Zimbabwe, as several senior players have been rested along with Rohit Sharma. However, the BCCI medical team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe and now the All India Senior Selection Committee has appointed him as the new captain of the team and Shikhar Dhawan has been made the vice-captain. Is.

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KL Rahul has already been given the vice-captain of the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2022.

Opener KL Rahul has already been given the vice-captain of the Indian team for the Asia Cup 2022. Sports was out of the team for a long time due to hernia surgery. He was out of the South Africa series and England tour after IPL 2022. After this, due to the grip of Kovid-19, he could not participate in the previous series against West Indies.

Big players have been rested from this series. These include names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. At the same time, Hardik Pandya and Mohammed Shami are also not in the team. Dhawan recently captained the Indian team in the ODI series against the West Indies and made a 3-0 clean sweep in ODIs for the first time on Caribbean soil.

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Fast bowler Deepak Chahar has returned in the ODI squad for the Zimbabwe tour. He got injured during IPL 2022 and was away from cricket since then. Apart from them, players like Rituraj Gaikwad and KL Rahul Tripathi have also returned to the ODI team. India has to play a three-match ODI series on the Zimbabwe tour from August 18 to 22.