KL Rahul drafted into India side for Zimbabwe ODIs

India star batsman KL Rahul has been drafted into the India side for the One-Day International (ODI) tour of Zimbabwe which kicks off next week at Harare Sports Club.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Medical Team has cleared Rahul to play the series on Thursday. Rahul will take over leadership duties of the side from Shikhar Dhawan who was earlier named captain of the 15-member squad.

This means he will make a return to the ground where he made his ODI debut back in 2016.

Rahul’s inclusion adds some power to the top order for Rahul Dravid’s side.

He has been out for the last couple of months post IPL. This has seen miss a whole gang of white ball cricket.

India squad for the ODI tour Zimbabwe 2022

KL Rahul (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.