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India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20I Live: Shubman Gill will lead the Indian team in a five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. This marks the beginning of a new era, with senior players being rested or retired following their victorious T20 World Cup campaign.
Gill, 24, who captained the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, makes a return to India’s T20I squad alongside middle-order batter Rinku Singh.
The transition after Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja’s retirements has opened up opportunities for young talents eager to prove themselves on the international stage. The youthful Indian squad comprises promising players like Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, and Tushar Deshpande, who have showcased their skills in the IPL.
Expectations are high from players such as Sharma and Parag, who lit up the IPL. The upcoming series presents a chance for them to make their T20 debuts and shine on the international scene.
Additionally, the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, and Tushar Deshpande are set to play vital roles in the series, along with Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who were retained from the World Cup squad. Shivam Dube has been included to replace Nitish Reddy, who sustained an injury.
Dube, Samson and Jaiswal will only be available from the third T20I onwards. In their absence, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma, and Harshit Rana have been drafted into the squad.
On the Zimbabwean side, Sikandar Raza will lead a 17-man squad featuring rising talent like Antum Naqvi, pending Zimbabwean citizenship approval. This series marks Zimbabwe’s third high-profile T20 encounter in 2024, following matches against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The upcoming series rekindles the rivalry between India and Zimbabwe, with their last meeting at the 2022 T20 World Cup resulting in a victory for India. The two teams last engaged in a bilateral series in 2016, with India holding a favourable record in their T20 encounters against Zimbabwe.
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