India's predicted XI for the Zimbabwe series

With a new look Indian team gearing up to play the first ODI against Zimbabwe at Harare on the 10th of July, we take a look at their ideal playing XI for this series. With Karn Sharma ruled out, the men in blue will be a man short and you can expect all 14 to feature at some point during this short trip. On one hand, fans might not be excited about this series since India have sent in a second string side. But, it is a different story altogether for the players since they will all be looking to impress the selectors and push for spots in the first choice squad in the near future.

#1 Murali Vijay

It’s now or never for Vijay

It is certain that Murali Vijay will play! And he deserves this chance after putting up some stellar performances in the Test arena over the last year or so. He has never really established himself as an ODI player and this is probably his last chance to do so. 

He recently spoke about how he has never been given a long run, but this time it is likely that he will be playing all the five matches. For a player of his class, an average of 19 in 50 overs cricket is simply not acceptable. Time to correct it.