MS Dhoni seems to continue this trend by gifting his autographed bat to his former Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) teammate and current interim coach of Zimbabwe — Makhaya Ntini.
Yuzvendra Chahal made his debut in the first One-Day International (ODI) of the thee-match series against Zimbabwe on Saturday and played under skipper MS Dhoni for the first time.
The image speaks a lot about the happy and comfortable space this team is into right now. The youngsters look extremely relaxed in the company of their senior-most member and captain, Dhoni.
It's a tremendous achievement for any budding cricketer and Rahul has certainly grabbed the golden opportunity with both the hands and left no room for error whatsoever.
The young and potent team led by MS Dhoni won the encounter by nine wickets while chasing a modest total of 168 in 50 overs.
In June 2010, Ravichandran Ashwin, Naman Ojha and Pankaj Singh had made their debut in the same match at this very venue.
By the look of it, his bowling-effort in the nets does not seem to be a casual one. Is he going to take up bowling in the series?
A cricketer has to battle it out right from the moment he takes on the field. At first he has to be the best and make it to the highest level and get noticed.
Pandey is expected to feature in the first game at Harare where he also marked his international debut last year.
Mandeep's maiden Indian call-up is a well deserved one. Enjoying the feat, the young cricketer recently posted an image from his official Instagram account while on the plane to Harare.