New Delhi: A young guns-loaded Team India took off for Zimbabwe on Tuesday for the scheduled five-match T20I series against the Sikandar Raza-led side that starts on July 6. The T20I series will be the first assignment of the Indian team after lifting the T20 World Cup 2024 recently. With most of the senior players rested after completing a hectic schedule, a young India brigade filled with new faces will take on Zimbabwe, being led by Shubman Gill.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a set of pictures on social media of Team India at the airport and a few clicks of them onboard the flight. The BCCI chose VVS Laxman as the coach for the assignment who was also seen travelling with the youngsters. With a few players like Avesh Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mukesh Kumar, who have already been a part of the national side, fresh faces like Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag were also picked, getting their maiden T20I call-ups.
The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube and Khaleel Ahmed, who are currently in Barbados with the T20 World Cup-winning India squad, might join the new outfit directly after they fly out of Barbados. Gill was however absent from the images shared by the BCCI. The young batter was also part of the travelling reserves for the T20 World Cup squad but was allowed to leave the camp early on. Gill was earlier seen having some time off and also went to watch a Copa America clash that is being held in the US. He could be expected to join the squad directly as well.
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2024
India squad and schedule for Zimbabwe T20Is
Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shivam Dube, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.
Dube came into the squad to replace Nitish Reddy who was unable to recover from injury in time.
Schedule
All matches at Harare Sports Club from 4:30 PM IST
1st T20I – July 6, Saturday
2nd T20I – July 7, Sunday
3rd T20I – July 10, Wednesday
4th T20I – July 13, Saturday
5th T20I – July 14, Sunday
India and Zimbabwe will lock horns in a five-match T20I series that begins on July 6 with all the games scheduled in Harare. The young Indian outfit left for Zimbabwe on Tuesday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
