A 15-member India cricket squad, led by Virat Kohli, left on Sunday for Zimbabwe to take on the hosts in a five-game ODI series commencing 24 July. The squad is without captain MS Dhoni who has been given a break by the national selectors. The selectors have also rested three pace bowlers, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav, along with spinner R Ashwin. India are visiting the African nation after three years.
In June 2010, India, led by Suresh Raina, took part in a triangular ODI series in Zimbabwe but came a cropper, failing to reach the final.India made amends when they blanked Zimbabwe 2-0 in the T20 series held immediately after the tri-series.
Apart from Raina, Kohli was also part of that squad as vice-captain and it included Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma and Vinay Kumar who are members of the current touring team too.
Squad: Virat Kohli (C), S Dhawan, R Sharma, D Karthik, C Pujara, S Raina, A Rayudu, A Rahane, R Jadeja, A Mishra, P Rasool, Moahhamd Shami, Vinay Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohit Sharma
schedule: 24 July: 1st ODI, Harare Sports Club, Harare; 26 July: 2nd ODI, Harare Sports Club; 28 July: 3rd ODI Harare Sports Club; 31 July: 4th ODI, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo; 3 August: 5th ODI, Queens Sports Club.