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IND vs ZIM T20s: Young Indian guns eye opportunity to stake their claim
India’s young guns are gearing up to play the first T20I match of the five-match series against Zimbabwe, set to take place on Saturday at Harare Sports Club, Harare. This series is being seen as a perfect platform for India’s emerging talent to put their case forward. Indian squad brimming with young talent will be led by young Shubman Gill.
The squad features several promising youngsters who have already made waves for India and in the Indian Premier League (IPL). There have been maiden call-ups to pacer Harshit Rana, ferocious batters Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag, who all delivered stunning performances at the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2024.
With the recent retirements of tremendous stars, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja, this series is pivotal for the next generation to put their hands up. After India’s triumph at the T20I World Cup 2024, the trio of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja bowed out of T20 internationals to make way for the emerging talent.
The time is right for each and every player involved in this series to stake their claim as India look to build a formidable squad for the next T20I World Cup. For the first two games, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana have replaced World Cup winning trio Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who will later join the team.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, will be looking to leverage their home advantage and the experience of their senior players to challenge the young Indian side. Sikandar Raza will be leading Zimbabwe as they hope to pin down India amid home conditions.
Head to Head
Matches - 8
Ind Won - 6
Zim Won - 6
India probable XI: Shubhman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi
Zimbabwe probable XI: Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Luke Jongwe, Faraz Akram, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza
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