Sai Sudarshan, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana have replaced stranded T20 World Cup 2024-winning players Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson for the first two T20 Internationals of the upcoming India vs Zimbabwe five-match series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Tuesday.
The five-match series begins on Saturday (July 6).
The trio of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson were scheduled to join the Indian squad for the series on Saturday but they got stuck in Barbados along with other World Cup heroes due to Hurricane Beryl. The Barbados airport was closed and flights were cancelled as the storm intensified.
He will now return to India along with the rest of the Rohit Sharma-led squad and then leave for Zimbabwe for the series.
Team India for India vs Zimbabwe series
Coached by former batsman and National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman, the Indian team for the India vs Zimbabwe series will be captained by Shubman Gill.
Shivam Dubey was not a part of this team earlier, but he was included in the team in place of injured Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana
Notably, this won't be the first time Sudarshan will play under Gill's captaincy; he was part of Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Earlier today, the BCCI had informed that the team has left for Harare. A post on X (formerly Twitter) shared pictures of players Abhishek Sharma, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Riyan Parag.
The series against Zimbabwe marks a new era for India's T20I team, as they prepare for a future without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, who retired from the format after the World Cup win.
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Published: July 02, 2024, 04:32 PM IST
