[5] In June Zimbabwe Cricket stated that the tour could be postponed to the next year, if broadcasting issues were not resolved.

[8] Indian team director Ravi Shastri missed the tour due to professional commitments that were agreed before the BCCI extended his contract.

[10] On 6 July Indian bowler Karn Sharma was ruled out of the tour after fracturing a finger in his left hand.

This left the Indian team with only two spin options of Harbhajan Singh and Axar Patel.

[12] Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu was ruled out of the tour after the second ODI due to a quadriceps injury.