Thread for India tour of Zimbabwe

[Farhan]

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[Farhan]

my aim to see rasool to perfome well and mohit too

[Saad]

FIRST VINAY AND MISHRA SHOULD GET A CHANCE AHEAD OF THEM

[Nishchal]

rasool wont even get a chance

[Saad]

HE MAY GET AS ASHWIN IS NOT THERE

[Ashu]

They shud giv chance to all :O

[Farhan]

rasool will get chance because no ashwin and mohit will get chance becuse he plyed well in ip

[Ashu]

Mishra might b selected ahead of rasool :O

[Fardin Kibria]

Mr. India loses 50+ posts :Pin two threads

[Nishchal]

at this rate he will never reach to 4k posts

[Saad]

Shingi, Chakabva dropped from Zimbabwe squad

Shingi Masakadza, the fast bowler, and Regis Chakabva, the wicketkeeper, have been dropped from Zimbabwe's ODI squad for the five-match series against India starting July 24.

Tinashe Panyangara, the seamer, was also dropped from the squad that was announced for the home series against Bangladesh earlier this year. No replacements have been named by Zimbabwe Cricket for the players that have been dropped.

Shingi, who has played 11 ODIs, last played for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on May 5, while Chakabva, who has played 17 ODIs, last played ,along with Panyangara, on May 3 against the same opponents.

Brendan Taylor, the captain, is also the only wicketkeeper in the squad. The squad features five seamers, including Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Brian Vitori, Elton Chigumbura and the uncapped Michael Chinouya.

Zimbabwe squad: Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), Sikandar Raza, Tendai Chatara, Michael Chinouya, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Kyle Jarvis, Timycen Maruma, Hamilton Masakadza, Natsai M'shangwe, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams

[Sanjay]

Shingi did well :O
Dont knw y hes drpd

[Sanjay]

[Sanjay]

Delhi District Cricket Association's joint secretary Ravi Jain has been appointed manager of the India cricket team for the tour of Zimbabwe. India are scheduled to play five ODIs from July 24 to August 3.

[Sanjay]

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed confidence that cricketers Parveez Rasool and Shubham Khajuria would bring laurels to the state through good performance in the international arena.

[Sanjay]

The 24-year-old Rasool, who has been in contention for national selection for a while now after a string of impressive performances, got the nod in the 15-member squad with the selectors preferring to go in with a young team for the five-match ODI series, to be held from July 24 to August 3 at Harare and Bulawayo.

[Sanjay]

Report by Kevin Mapasure

Andy Waller’s first major concern after taking over earlier this year was the team’s fitness levels. He moved to fine-tune that area to help the boys bat and bowl better and all his efforts face their test in this series.

Last week India announced a strong squad despite missing some key players, which Zimbabwe national team assistant coach Steve Mangongo said would give his side the kind of test they have been yearning for.

“The India squad is a young side but a very dangerous one; they are the number one team; they have just won the ICC Champions Trophy and are playing very good cricket,” said Mangongo.

“We are happy they are sending such a strong side; this is what we have always wanted — play strong sides and compete against them. They have some uncapped players but considering the difficulty in getting into any Indian side, it means they are all good. The challenge is on us to show the world that we can play cricket.”

Mangongo said he was confident the Zimbabwe squad is strong enough to give a good challenge.

“Our squad was picked after a grueling process and everyone who is in deserved to be. For the first time quality players were dropped, which means we have a lot of guys working hard down there. It’s up to the players brought in now to prove their worth in the team.”

Mike Chinouya was picked ahead of Shingi Masakadza while Natsai Mushangwe, Tino Mutombodzi and Tymcen Maruma also earned places.

Zimbabwe’s best exponent of swing Brian Vitori is also in the squad as is Tendai Chatara to provide velocity.

India also misses some heavy artillery in Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav who are all rested as is captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is recovering from a hamstring injury.

On paper and in terms of international exposure, Zimbabwe has more experience.

The hosts have a caps total of 774 compared to India’s 548, but the tourists’ players are exposed to a stronger domestic league which boasts international stars.

Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor, batters Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza as well as all-rounder Elton Chigumbura and spinner Prosper Utseya all have played more than a century of ODIs.

On the Indian side, stand-in captain Virat Kholi and Suresh Raina are the only two to have more than 100 caps in a squad that has six uncapped players but some of whom have played Tests.

The India squad has a total of 20 ODI centuries with Kholi contributing 13 of those while Zimbabwe has 11 with six coming from Taylor.

Zimbabwe’s squad has picked up more wickets with 258, while India’s side which has more uncapped players’ in the bowling department has 152.

Ravindra Jadeja is India’s highest wicket taker in the squad, with 82, while Prosper Utseya is the highest wicket taker in the hosts’ squad, with 113.

Zimbabwe squad; Brendan Taylor (capt), Vusi Sibanda, Hamilton Masakadza, Raza Butt, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya, Kyle Jarvis, Tino Mutombodzi, Natsai Mushangwe, Graeme Cremer, Tymcen Maruma, Mike Chinouya and Tendai Chatara.

India squad; Virat Kohli (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Parveez Rasool, Mohammed Shami, R Vinay Kumar, Jaidev Unadkat, Mohit Sharma.

[Ashu]

shingi masakadza is an awesome player :O

[Sanjay]

Not an awesome..but yea impressive

[Gursheen]

agree to ashu preety awesome

[Fahad]

Spamming at it's best by Sanjay.

[Deep Dey]

last time india toured zimbabwe, they got trolled

[DeVanG]

hope to see india thrashing zim...

[Ashu]

i just want to see parvez rasool

[Deep Dey]

i just want to see parvez rasool

1st kashmiri cricketer

[DeVanG]

yeah high hopes frm him

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