Karim also expressed happiness at the fact that selectors persisted with Prasidh Krishna, despite the fact he did not have a good tour of West Indies.
Zimbabwe vs India third ODI Highlights: Sikandar Raza finally showed his class, scoring brilliant 115 (94 balls) to almost see Zimbabwe home in a thriller against India which the latter won by 13 runs
Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim believes that star players KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant could be the all-format captain for the country in future
Zimbabwe vs India 3rd ODI Preview: After securing the series with big wins in the first two ODIs, Team India would look to make it a clean sweep when they take on Zimbabwe in the third and final game
Zimbabwe vs India 2nd ODI Highlights: Sanju Samson did an MS Dhoni, finishing the game with a six. India chased down 162 with 5 wickets in hand and 24.2 overs to spare to take an unassailable 2-0 lead
Zimbabwe vs India 2nd ODI Preview: After a thumping victory in the first game, the Indian team would look to seal the series in the second ODI at Harare. Zimbabwe would look to show some resilience
Skipper KL Rahul would hope to get some valuable batting time as the Indian team is expected to recalibrate its goals to create some challenge for itself in the remaining two ODIs against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI Highlights: India registered a commanding 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe as they thrashed the hosts by 10 wickets. Both Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan scored fifties.
Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI pitch report: The pitch at Harare Sports Club has been batting-friendly off late and in the last series totals nearing 300 were made very easily
Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI: Get the latest playing 11 predictions, toss updates, and team news from the first ODI of the three-match series between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club, Harare
Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI Preview: The Indian team is in Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series. All the matches take place at the Harare Sports Club, Harare and are part of the ODI Super League
The last time India came on a tour of Zimbabwe, in 2016, KL Rahul became the first India batter to make a century on debut and ended the ODI leg as the leading run-getter.
The ODI series against Zimbabwe will be KL Rahul's dress rehearsal before the Asia Cup and hence he is all set to replace Shubman Gill at the top-of the order alongside Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan, who was named the captain initially, will now be Rahul's deputy
"Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru," said the BCCI in a statement.
Wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson on Friday replaced an indisposed KL Rahul in India's T20I squad for the ongoing series against the West Indies, the BCCI said.
Star India batter K L Rahul on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, which is likely to rule him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting July 29 at Tarouba.
In 2022, the Indian cricket team have played six series in which Rohit Sharma has led in only three and the rest of the times different players took charge
While Rahul has suffered a hamstring injury while fielding in the second ODI on February 9, Axar has not fully recovered from his shin injury that also forced him to miss the South Africa tour
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Toss update for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants: Get the latest toss updates and the Playing 11 predictions from the SRH vs LSG, match 11 in IPL 2022 here