Sanju Samson is the third Keralite to don India colours, after pacers Tinu Yohanan and S. Sreesanth. Samson made his debut in the second and final T20 International against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday.
Prosper Utseya wrote a letter to Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Wilson Manase after the World Cup and prior to Zimbabwe's tour of Pakistan making these startling claims.
A second string India, captained by young batsman Ajinkya Rahane, clinched the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series 3-0. The visitors were a superior side in the first T20I too, winning the match by 54 runs.
Zimbabwe were restricted to 124/7 in their run chase after India scored 178/5. Zimbabwe earlier lost the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series 0-3.
India beat Zimbabwe by 54 runs in their first T20I of a two-match series at the Harare Sports Club here. Set a target of 179, Zimbabwe could muster only 124/7, undone by the slow bowling pair of Axar Patel (3-17) and veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (2-29), who derailed the hosts after a promising start.
India, batting first, set a target of 179. Zimbabwe, in reply, could muster only 124/7, undone by the pair of Axar Patel (3/17) and Harbhajan Singh (2/29), who derailed them after a promising start.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were on Tuesday suspended by the Justice Lodha panel over illegal betting but stand-in India skipper Ajinkya Rahane said his squad's focus is on two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe, and not the controversy surrounding the IPL.
India won the ODI series against Zimbabwe 3-0 to remain second in ICC rankings With 115 points to their credit. They are 14 points behind Australia, who lead the table with 129 points.
India hammered Zimbabwe 3-0 in the ODI series to maintain 2nd spot in the ICC Rankings. Ajinkya Rahane's men will look for a winning start in the first T20I on Friday.
Manish Pandey was picked for the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe after Ambati Rayudu was ruled out due to injury. He scored a match-winning 71 to help India sweep the three-match series.
Stuart Binny was one of the stars in India's clean sweep of Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series; he finished with 120 runs and six wickets answering critics who said the Karnataka all-rounder did not merit a place in the national side.