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India pacer Zaheer Khan told the upcoming tour to West Indies would be a good opportunity for the young people to cement their place in the national squad. "It is a very good chance for young players to showcase their ability. It's a big tour and if they perform well, they can cement their place in the team," Zaheer said.
India will play three tests, five ODIs and a lone T20 game during their tour to the Caribbean in June-July.
Senior players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virendra Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh will miss the whole tour, while Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join the team only for Test series.
On the scheduled time of Suresh Raina as the captain for the ODIs and T20, Zaheer said," I want to wish good luck to him. He is a very good cricketer and is performing well for the past two years. I hope he does well."
The 32-year-old pacer said Dhoni was enjoying a great run as a captain.
"He is having a wonderful run. IPL, Champions League, again IPL and in between, the World Cup as well. He keeps belongings simple. He doesn't make difficult things much and maintains serenity. He is a very good captain. I hope that he is even more successful."
Zaheer, who has taken 271 Test wickets and 273 ODI scalps in 78 and 191 matches correspondingly, said he preferred to rest as he required keeping himself fit for the tough series ahead.
"It's obviously a frantic season ahead. We are playing a lot of crucial tours in the upcoming months. Personally, it's crucial for me to keep myself fit - that is the plan. To keep the niggles out and stay on top of it", he said.
"Cricket is my passion. I enjoy bowling," he added.
On whether there be supposed to be a window for IPL, he said, "We already have a window. It starts in April and goes on roughly till May, so that's the window."
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