Shubman Gill, the 24-year-old opener, will captain the young Indian team for the fifth edition of the Twenty20 series in Zimbabwe from July 6. T20 World Cup squad key players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will rest approx. The selection committee has decided to give Hardik Pandya and Surya Kumar Yadav a break before their busy season.
Several IPL regulars like Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma, Ryan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tushar Desh Pandey and Harshi Rana will be in the squad for the tour with Zimbabwe Players like Sanju Samson, Yashswi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh, who were on the bench during the T20 World Cup, is also part of the squad They will be.
The senior selection committee has already selected a provisional squad of 20 for the upcoming series but Hardik and Surya Kumar were awaiting confirmation. Gill was with the Indian team in the USA as the reserve player along with Avesh Khan and returned to India as it was unlikely that they would play in the T20 World Cup as well.
New Faces and Promising Talent Join Indian Squad for Zimbabwe Tour
Abhishek Sharma, 23, will be a part of the Indian team for the first time on this tour. Punjab batsman Sharma scored 484 runs in the IPL, helping Sunrisers Hyderabad get off to a strong start in Travis Head’s company. Rajasthan Royals’ Ryan Parag had an impressive IPL season, scoring 573.
The selectors wanted to test another medium-pace all-rounder and picked SRH Reddy who won the BCCI Rising Player of the Year award. Mumbai pacer Deshpande had a solid home season and was a reliable bowler for Chennai Super Kings.
Delhi-based Rana performed hard in the IPL finals and remained consistent throughout the season. The Indian Cricket Board is yet to appoint a new head coach for the national team, national team cricket captain VVS.
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