Former India batsman Virender Sehwag has backed the crew administration's resolution to nominate younger Shubman Gill as captain for the upcoming T20 collection in opposition to Zimbabwe. Gill will lead an inexperienced crew in opposition to Zimbabwe, which could possibly be the primary collection for the brand new Indian head coach. India captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli and a number of other different senior gamers have been rested for the T20 tour. Sharing his views on Gill's captaincy, Sehwag advised that at any time when Rohit leaves the captaincy, this younger participant is essentially the most appropriate candidate to take over the duty completely.
Sehwag mentioned, “Shubman Gill will stay within the crew for a very long time. He’s a participant who performs in all three codecs. His efficiency was glorious final yr. He was unfortunate to be out of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Based on me, making him the captain is the best resolution. When Rohit Sharma is out of the crew tomorrow, Shubman Gill shall be his proper selection for captaincy.” Cricbuzz,
This crew consists of solely two gamers from the primary crew of the T20 World Cup: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson. The remainder of the gamers who have been a part of the T20 World Cup have been rested.
Gamers like Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed, who’re within the record of reserve gamers of the T20 World Cup touring crew, have additionally been included within the squad.
Promising younger gamers who’ve confirmed themselves within the Indian Premier League and the home area have been known as up from India a number of instances over the past 12 months.
Aside from the well-known worldwide names, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag and Tushar Deshpande have been included within the squad for the primary time on the idea of their spectacular IPL performances.
The primary match of the five-match collection shall be performed at Harare Sports activities Membership on July 6 and the second match shall be performed on the similar venue the subsequent day. The final T20 match shall be performed at Harare Sports activities Membership on July 14.
India's squad for T20I collection in opposition to Zimbabwe: duhubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar and Tushar Deshpande.
(With ANI inputs)
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