The All India Senior Selection Committee announced on Tuesday that Shahbaz Ahmed replaced “injured” Washington Sundar for the next three-game ODI series against Zimbabwe, starting August 18 in Harare. “Washington Sundar suffered a shoulder injury while playing a county game in England. He has been dropped from the Zimbabwe tour,” said an official press release issued by the board on Tuesday.
India will play the first ODI against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on August 18, 2022.
Earlier, it was announced that Shikhar Dhawan would lead India for the series against Zimbabwe, but KL Rahul was deemed fit, and now the right-handed hitter will lead the team.
The likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Yuzvendra Chahal are all rested for the ODI series against Zimbabwe.
The Indian team left for Zimbabwe on Saturday. The official BCCI Twitter account also shared photos of the squad leaving for Zimbabwe.
Recently, Dhawan led India to a 3-0 ODI series win over West Indies. Dhawan had formed a terrific opening partnership with Shubman Gill.
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On the other hand, Zimbabwe had beaten Bangladesh in the ODI and T20I series.
Indian squad for 3 ODIs: KL Rahul (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan (Vice-Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel , Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Shahbaz Ahmed.
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