Indian Vice Captain Shikhar Dhawan said that Team is not taking Zimbabwe for granted in the ODI series.
On Thursday, 18 August India will begin to their Zimbabwe Tour in Harare.
The first ODI Match of three match series will be played there.
India is touring Zimbabwe after their West Indies Tour.
All the regular Players are rested for the series and opportunity given to the youngsters.
Recently KL Rahul also named Captain of the squad after his recovery from injury and Covid.
Indian Vice Captain Shikhar Dhawan said in Pre Match Press Conference:
“It is good that they (Zimbabwe) won against Bangladesh. I am sure they are playing good cricket. This is good for us too. It will keep us on our toes and we would not take anything for granted. We are here to perform. Irrespective of the team and time, we should focus on getting the process right so that we get the right results,”
Indian Vice Captain Shikhar Dhawan said they are feelinggood to have KL Rahul back in the Team.
“He is one of the main members of our team. With Asia Cup coming, it is good for him. I am sure he will gain a lot from the tour,” he added.
“I feel that they got more exposure, they have got confidence and good technique. Everyone is different. The transition of Indian cricket has been great. Their confidence is sky high due to IPL and domestic cricket. They have blended with international cricket quickly. We feel good as a team that we have so many options and they are doing well,” he said.
India last toured and played against Zimbabwe in 2016 and won the ODI and T20I series.
Recently Indian All Rounder Washington Sundar Ruled out from the series due to Shoulder Injury.
Selection Committee named Shahbaz Ahmed as Replacement who gets his maiden International Call up.
India Squad for 3 ODIs:
KL Rahul (captain) Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj and Deepak Chahar
