Ind vs Zim: First target is to wear the India jersey, reveals Ashok Sharma
Ashok said his immediate focus is simply on representing the country and staying true to the routines that have helped him reach this stage.
Ashok said his immediate focus is simply on representing the country and staying true to the routines that have helped him reach this stage.
Sanju Samson's inconsistency has finally caught up with him, with the BCCI senior selection committee dropping the World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batter from India's T20I squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe and handing Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh his maiden international call-up.
Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday.
Ahead of India's must-win Super 8 fixture against Zimbabwe, former India spinner Anil Kumble suggested the Suryakumar Yadav-led side not take the African nation lightly and play their natural, aggressive brand of cricket.
With a monumental 254/6 in their 20 overs, led by a scintillating 34-ball 85 from Shimron Hetmyer, the Windies powered to a 107-run victory, as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 147.
The victory marks India's third ODI triumph over Zimbabwe by a margin of at least ten wickets and their 13th straight win over the hosts in 50-over cricket.
The 30-year-old Rahul has been out of action for a while with a sports hernia, with Covid-19 extending his stint on the sidelines
This was Zimbabwe's first ODI win against Bangladesh in quite a while after an essential run pursue that saw the guests scoring a mammoth 303/2 preceding Zimbabwe.
The 36-year old Dhawan, who had also led India recently and guided them to a 3-0 series whitewash in West Indies, will captain once again in absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been rested for Zimbabwe ODI's.
Incidents involving elephants killing people or destroying their crops have accounted for the bulk of cases of human-wildlife conflict reported in Zimbabwe
