IND vs ZIM 2022: Zimbabwe Tour Is Special For KL Rahul

IND vs ZIM 2022: Zimbabwe tour is special for KL Rahul, played memorable innings 6 years ago.

Team India’s tour of Zimbabwe is very special. The team will play an ODI match against Zimbabwe after 6 years, starting on 18 August.

This tour is going to be very special especially for KL Rahul. 6 years ago, Rahul made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe and this time he will play against Zimbabwe as a captain.

Although the captain’s responsibility was in the hands of Shikhar Dhawan earlier on this tour, this responsibility was given to him as soon as KL Rahul became fit. Rahul will return after IPL.

IND vs ZIM 2022: Rahul made his debut in 2016.

In 2016, when Team India toured Zimbabwe under the leadership of MS Dhoni, KL Rahul scored a brilliant 100 off 115 balls in the very first match of the series.

This was his debut match. Hundreds in this match became the first Indian batsman to score a century on debut against Zimbabwe in a row. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 168 runs in this match.

Chasing the target of 169, Team India did not have a good start and Karun Nair was dismissed on an individual score of just 7 runs.

But after that Rahul and Ambati Rayudu put on 158 runs for the second wicket and gave the team victory.

Rayudu made 62 while Rahul scored an unbeaten 100. Team India won this 3-match series by 3-0.

How much has Rahul changed in 6 years?

Debutant KL Rahul has now become an important player for Team India in white ball cricket on the last tour of Zimbabwe.

His pairing with Rohit Sharma is considered to be the most favorite in the T20 format and a lot will depend on his batting in the upcoming World Cup.

Apart from this, KL Rahul has also proved his leadership ability during this period. He was the captain of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022.