BCCI on Monday named Ajinkya Rahane as the skipper of Team India for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour starting from July 8th after selectors took the call to rest some of the key players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
Players Rested: Dhoni, Kohli, Raina, Rohit Sharma, Dhawan and Ashwin.
Players given a chance: Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay, Manoj Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Karn Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Kedar Jadhav.
Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped from the Team India squad.
Indian Squad for Zimbabwe Tour:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Stuart Binny.
Players Rested: Dhoni, Kohli, Raina, Rohit Sharma, Dhawan and Ashwin.
Players given a chance: Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay, Manoj Tiwary, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Karn Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Kedar Jadhav.
Ravindra Jadeja has been dropped from the Team India squad.
Indian Squad for Zimbabwe Tour:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Karn Sharma, Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Stuart Binny.