Zimbabwe vs India: KL Rahul cleared to play ODI collection after passing health check, replaces Shikhar Dhawan as skipper

KL Rahul has been cleared to play within the ODI collection in opposition to Zimbabwe after he handed a health check on Thursday, August 11. Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Shikhar Dhawan because the skipper for the three-match collection. However, the BCCI has now appointed Rahul because the skipper with the left-handed Dhawan as his deputy.

“The BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has appointed him the captain of the side and named Shikhar Dhawan as his deputy,” the BCCI was quoted as saying in an announcement.

Rahul has been added to India’s 15-member squad for the white-ball collection. It’s pertinent to notice that the right-handed Rahul hasn’t performed any cricket since representing the Lucknow Super Giants within the 2022 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Previously, Rahul was making a restoration from a sports activities hernia surgical procedure and was anticipated to participate within the ODI and T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies. But after testing constructive for COVID-19, he missed the bus and initially wasn’t picked for the collection in Zimbabwe as effectively.

Rahul, within the meantime, has additionally made his means into the Indian crew for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is scheduled to get underway on Saturday, August 27 within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rahul final donned the nationwide colors means again in February 2022 in the course of the ODI collection in opposition to the West Indies.

India will lock horns with Zimbabwe in three ODIs from August 18 to August 22 on the Harare Sports Club, after which the crew will go to UAE for the Asia Cup.

India ODI squad for Zimbabwe ODIs

KL Rahul (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar

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