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. Previous, the Board of Keep watch over for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Shikhar Dhawan because the skipper for the three-match collection. Alternatively, the BCCI has now appointed Rahul because the skipper with the left-handed Dhawan as his deputy.
“The BCCI Scientific Crew has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play within the upcoming three-match ODI collection in Zimbabwe. The All-India Senior Variety Committee has appointed him the captain of the facet and named Shikhar Dhawan as his deputy,” the BCCI used to be quoted as announcing in a observation.
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 Tremendous Giants within the 2022 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Prior to now, Rahul used to be creating a restoration from a sports activities hernia surgical procedure and used to be anticipated to participate within the ODI and T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies. However after trying out sure for COVID-19, he ignored the bus and first of all wasn’t picked for the collection in Zimbabwe as neatly.
Rahul, within the interim, has additionally made his manner into the Indian workforce for the approaching Asia Cup, which is scheduled to get underway on Saturday, August 27 within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rahul final donned the nationwide colors long ago in February 2022 right through the ODI collection in opposition to the West Indies.
India will lock horns with Zimbabwe in 3 ODIs from August 18 to August 22 on the Harare Sports activities Membership, and then the workforce will cross 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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