Zimbabwe v India, ODI series - Statistical Preview

India all set to play their first ODI series since January as they face hosts Zimbabwe with a second string side led by their limited overs skipper MS Dhoni. Zimbabwe on the other side will take the field with Graeme Creamer as their captain. The youngsters on both the sides would look on to make the best of their chances. With just a day left for the series to start, here we look at stats, approaching milestones for the players and many more.

6 – Number of players in Indian squad who are yet to make their ODI debuts.

8 – MS Dhoni needs 8 sixes to become the 1st Indian and 5th player in overall to hit 200 sixes in ODI Cricket.

8 – Number of bilateral ODI series India and Zimbabwe featured in. India won in 7 series while Zimbabwe won 1.

9 – India are on a winning streak of 9 ODI matches against Zimbabwe. 8 of them have come in Zimbabwe and one in New Zealand.

17 – Graeme Creamer will now be the 17th captain for Zimbabwe in ODI Cricket.

48 – Ambati Rayudu needs 48 runs to complete 1000 runs in ODI Cricket.

82 – MS Dhoni needs 82 more runs to become 5th Indian to complete 9000 runs in ODI Cricket.

83 – Number of ODI games players in Indian squad except MS Dhoni have played so far. Dhoni alone played in 275 matches.

139 – First ODI vs Zimbabwe will be India’s first ODI game after a gap of 139 days. This is the longest gap for India between two ODIs since 2012. India didn’t feature in an ODI for 147 days between August and December in 2012.

2005 – Last time MS Dhoni toured Zimbabwe was in 2005. This will be his first tour to Zimbabwe as captain.

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