India, July 23 -- India and Zimbabwe kick off a three-T20I series later today in Harare. The Indian team under new captain Shreyas Iyer had had horrible outings in June and July in Ireland and England.

In what was a shocking result to all intents and purposes, India lost both their matches against minnows Ireland at Stormont, Belfast. The back-to-back T20 World Cup champions then lost four games in a row in England, with the first game having been a washout.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was particularly disappointing as he scored 14, 13 and 15 in the three matches he played. He appeared to be a bit impatient. His game against short-pitched bowling was also questionable. After being dropped from the final game against England, he is set to resum...