Speculations are rife as to how India’s XI will fare in the mega match. Akshar Patel, who was not in the squad against South Africa, may return to the XI. In the last match, Washington failed to deliver good bat and ball. He bowled just two overs without taking a wicket and scored 11 runs with the bat. As a result, criticism of party selection is increasing. As a result, the return of co-captain characters is kind of ripe.

Not only Sundar, Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh’s place is also uncertain. It is believed that at least two of them may be kept out of the XI. Tilak scored some runs but his strike rate was low. Rinku also did not perform as expected as a finisher. Even so, he left the party for family reasons.

Kuldeep Yadav may get a chance in the team considering Chennai’s spin supporting wicket. He bowled well in one match in the tournament. On the other hand, Sanju Samson, who could not play a big innings in the recent matches but caught the eye with quick runs, can get a chance in place of Tilak or Abhishek to increase the batting power.

India’s probable XI against Zimbabwe at a glance: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.