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24/06/2024

not ruturaj gaikwad! shubman gill to be named captain for zimbabwe tour: reports

The senior Indian men's selection committee has decided to go in with Shubman Gill as the captain for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, according to a report in The Indian Express. As expected, India skipper Rohit Sharma and ace batter Virat Kohli will be given a break after the gruelling T20 World Cup, which is supposed to be their last T20I assignment.

The senior selection committee checked with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav if they wanted to travel to Zimbabwe but both have declined. In that case, BCCI has decided to go in with Gill, who led the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 but didn't have a great outing.

Most of the young performers from IPL 2024, in Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy, Tushar Deshpande and Harshit Rana are expected to be in the squad for the five T20Is. Players who have been warming the benches at the T20 World Cup, like Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh, will also be on the flight.

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According to the report, the selection committee has picked a 20-member provisional team for the Zimbabwe series and were only awaiting a reply from Pandya and SKY. With their refusal, the squad is expected to be announced in a few days' time.

Gill and Avesh Khan, who travelled to the US as reserves, returned after the group stage since the committee felt that they should be rested enough before the Zimbabwe tour, with no chances of featuring in the World Cup.

This series will be mark India debuts for multiple youngsters. It will be the first time that Abhishek will be named in an Indian team, not having featured in the Asian Games squad as well.

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Riyan too has a great IPL 2024, with 573 runs in his kitty and is a sure shot name in India's playing XI in Zimbabwe. Reddy, who had won the Emerging Player of the Year award in IPL 2024, has been picked keeping in mind the need of allrounders in modern-day cricket.

Harshit had a good outing in the IPL 2024 final against Abhishek's Sunrisers Hyderabad and was very consistent with his pace throughout the season. The squad will be coached by VVS Laxman, with the name of Rahul Dravid's successor yet to be announced.

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