Since pacers Mohammed Siraj (2 wickets averaging 26) and Prasidh Krishna(4 wickets averaging 19.5) had successful outings against Zimbabwe in the first two ODIs, the likes of Avesh Khan may be tried out. He had played only 1 ODI against West Indies in the 2022 tour and didn’t pick a wicket despite going for 54 runs in 6 overs. However, he has 11 scalps from 13 T20Is averaging 31.82.
Avesh Khan’s match-winning figures of 2/17 in four overs helped the Indian team seal the 20-over series against West Indies in the fourth match. Before his impressive spell, the pacer conceded 31 in 2.2 overs in the second T20I and 47 in three overs in the third. He had picked only 1 scalp in the first 2 T20Is against West Indies.