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Young left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya has impressed one and all with his potential after his prformances in the Indian Premier League. His IPL show also earned him an India cap and the youngster has played 2 T20Is and 1 ODI for India, picking up a total of 3 wicket so far.
KL Rahul-led Team India would be squaring off against Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series, beginning Thursday. Left-handed batter Shikhar Dhawan will be acting as Rahul's deputy and it would be interesting to see how the team performs against the hosts. Originally, Dhawan was named as the captain for the young Indian team, but once Rahul was deemed fit, he was chosen as the leader. Two days before the start of the series, Dhawan addressed a press conference where he spoke about team's preparation and having Rahul back in the team.
Former India batter Aakash Chopra feels young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant might pip KL Rahul as the Test captain of the team in the near future. Rahul is currently India's designated vice-captain across all three formats. However, questions have been raised about his captaincy credentials. Speaking about India's captaincy options in the future, Chopra feels that Pant might have an edge over Rahul as skipper of the Test side, despite suggesting that both players are yet to develop their distinctive captaincy styles.
KL Rahul-led Team India will square off against Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series, beginning August 18 in Harare. The senior pros like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Yuzvendra Chahal have all been rested for the series against Zimbabwe. Deepak Chahar, who missed most of the cricket action this year due to injury, has been named in the squad and it would be interesting to see how he performs in the upcoming series.
India's three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe gets underway from Thursday. All eyes are on the visitors as they have sent a young squad for the tour, with several senior players missing as they will be participating in the upcoming Asia Cup in UAE later this month.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday announced that Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced "injured" Washington Sundar for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18 in Harare. "Washington Sundar injured his shoulder while playing a County game in England. He has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour," stated an official media release issued by the board on Tuesday.
Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) died of heart attack on Tuesday morning. He was 58. A retired senior IPS officer, who rose to the rank of IGP with the Jharkhand Police, the former top cop was also the chairman of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC).
Suryakumar Yadav has received high praise from the great Ricky Ponting, who compared the batter with AB de Villiers, saying the Indian possesses a 360 degree game like the South African genius. Ponting suggested that Yadav should bat at number four in the Indian line-up. "Surya (Yadav) scores 360 degrees around the ground, a bit like an AB de Villiers did when he was in his actual prime. The lap shots, the late cuts, you know, the ramps over the keeper's head. He can hit down the ground," Ponting said on the latest episode of The ICC Review.