India batter Shubman Gill, who was there in the T20 World Cup squad as a reserve player, is in line to lead a young team for IND vs ZIM tour starting July 6. As per a report in the Indian Express, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will miss the series. It seems like the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel also enquired with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, about their availability, but both declined.
India’s squad Zimbabwe series
Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.
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Abhishek Sharma & Riyan Parag in too
The likes of Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana will be in the team for IND vs ZIM series as well. Players like Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh, who are warming the bench for T20 World cup
In-form Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tushar Deshpande, Harshit Rana, all regulars for their respective teams in the IPL will board the flight to Zimbabwe and so will those on the bench during the T20 World Cup, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh.
IND vs ZIM Schedule
Sr. No.DateDayMatchVenueTime (IST)1st T20I06-July 2024SaturdayZimbabwe vs IndiaHarare Sports Club4:30 PM2nd T20I07-July 2024SundayZimbabwe vs IndiaHarare Sports Club4:30 PM3rd T20I10-July 2024WednesdayZimbabwe vs IndiaHarare Sports Club4:30 PM4th T20I13-July 2024SaturdayZimbabwe vs IndiaHarare Sports Club4:30 PM5th T20I14-July 2024SundayZimbabwe vs IndiaHarare Sports Club4:30 PM
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