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Indian team for Zimbabwe tour announced  Ajinkya Rahane named captain

 New Delhi, June 29: The BCCI's selection committee today appointed young batsman Ajinkya Rahane as the captain of a second-string Indian team for next month's tour of Zimbabwe. Regular skipper MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were among the many key players rested.

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The selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil decided to give a break to Dhoni, Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav while recalling veteran offspinner Harbhajan Singh and others. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was dropped.

India Squad for Zimbabwe series 

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu (wicketkeeper), Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav (wicketkeeper), Robin Uthappa (wicketkeeper), Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma. 

Rested: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, R Ashwin 

Dropped: Ravindra Jadeja

Tour Schedule (all matches in Harare) 

July 10: 1st ODI (12.30 PM IST) 

July 12: 2nd ODI (12.30 IST) 

July 14: 3rd ODI (12.30 IST) 

July 17: 1st T20I (4.30 PM IST)

July 19: 2nd T20I (4.30 IST)