The Indian team will play a series of 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. All three games of this series will be played in Harare. At the same time, Rahul Dravid will not be India’s usual coach in this series. In fact, in the series against Zimbabwe, former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman will be the emblem of the India team. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has announced this. Previously in the series against Ireland, VVS Laxman was also the manager of the Indian team.
The first ODI match between India and Zimbabwe will be played on August 18. At the same time, the second ODI will be played on August 20 while the last ODI will be played on August 22. All matches in this series will be played at Harare Cricket Ground. The matches of the India and Zimbabwe series will kick off at 12:45 pm India time.
VVS Laxman to be India’s head coach in Zimbabwe: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 12, 2022
At the same time, regular players such as captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, batsman Rishabh Pant, batsman Rishabh Pant, multi-talented Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya and fast pitcher Jasprit Bumrah will not be part of the Indian squad for the Zimbabwe tour. Actually, the Indian team toured Zimbabwe for the last time in the year 2016. It is worth noting that KL Rahul will be the captain of the Indian team on this tour while Shikhar Dhawan will be in the role of vice-captain.