ZIM vs IND 2022 | Don't see any reason why we can't win, asserts Ryan Burl

Nevertheless, despite all the odds stacked against them, all-rounder Ryan Burl remains optimistic about his team's chances against the Asian side. A large portion of the positivity stems from Zimbabwe's recent success against Bangladesh. Despite being significantly lower ranked in both white ball formats, Zimbabwe managed to triumph 2-1 in ODIs as well as T20Is. Their upset in the longer format was fuelled by two consecutive unbeaten centuries from formidable opener Sikander Raza who also ended up as the joint highest wicket-taker in the series.  

"I don't see any reason why we can't win. We do have a home advantage. We've been playing quite well at home recently. People obviously talk about the likes of Streaky (Heath Streak) and the Flowers (Andy Flower and Grant Flower) and all those guys back then. Now we've got our own legends. We've got Raza, we've got (Craig) Ervine, we've got (Sean) Williams. We've got all these other legends. There's probably something wrong with me if I didn't think that we could win because every time you step on a field or court or whatever competition it is, you're looking to win. So, we're looking (at the series) very positively and hopefully, we can do something special," he said in an exclusive interview with Times of India.

The last time a top-six side visited Zimbabwe for ODIs was Pakistan in 2018 but the hosts failed to make a mark as they crumbled to a 5-0 defeat. This time around, Burl hopes they will do better considering this is their chance to make headlines in the global cricketing fraternity.

"The team plans are going to be pretty much the same as (those of) the last couple of months. We're going to express ourselves as much as possible. If you're a batter, your plan is to score as many runs as possible as quickly as possible. And if you are a bowler, your plan is to go for as few runs as possible. We will try to keep things as simple as possible," the 28-year-old added.