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ZIM vs IND 1st ODI Live Streaming: When and Where to Watch Zimbabwe vs India 1st ODI, Online, TV infoIndian cricket team begins its tour of Zimbabwe with the first One-Day-International of the three-match series on Thursday at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. All three matches will take place at the same venue. Also Read The series will witness the return of KL Rahul, who will lead India against Zimbabwe, and pacer Deepak Chahar. This will be Rahul's first competitive match since he underwent surgery and rehabilitation for his groin injury after the IPL eliminator in May. The skipper would look to regain his form at the venue where he hit his maiden ODI ton in 2016.
The 30-year-old will also be touring with the Indian squad during the Asia Cup in the UAE. Dave Houghton-coached Zimbabwe is fresh from an ODI series win over Bangladesh at home. Regis Chakabva-led side is looking for a place in the Super 12 to ensure its qualification to the 2023 World Cup scheduled in India. But to end India's winning run on its home soil, Zimbabwe's top-order will have to contribute in every way. In the ODI series against Bangladesh, in the two matches it won, the middle-order batters - Sikandar Raza and Regis Chakabva - had to bail out the team from difficult situations.
For a time, it looked as though the Board of Control for Cricket in India might have asked to push the series back a year due to ongoing court issues. However, things were ironed out between the two parties so the tour could go ahead, albeit with India selecting a second-string squad in an unrelated move.
The skipper would look to regain his form at the venue where he hit his maiden ODI ton in 2016. Eyes will also be on Chahar, returning to the Indian team after a long injury-forced break. With the T20 World Cup in Australia less than a month from the start, the Indian team management will look to provide him as much game time as possible.
The visitors will be led by Ajinkya Rahane in the captaincy role, with the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and others all rested. There will still be some experienced players in the squad, however, including Harbhajan Singh, who has enjoyed something of a revival on the international stage. Meanwhile, at the time of writing, Zimbabwe had named only a training squad for this series, but there are plenty of solid performers in there. With filled stadiums expected, even in the country’s winter, it will be a welcome boost for the country’s cricketing coffers, and is an opportunity for some victories, too. Team NewsZimbabwe (from): Sikandar Raza Butt, Regis Chakabva, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Luke Jongwe, Roy Kaia, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Neville Madziva, Hamilton Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Richmond Mutumbami, Tinashe Panyangara, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Donald Tiripano, Prosper Utseya, Brian Vitori, Malcolm Waller, Sean Williams.