Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah to be Rested, Shubman Gill to Lead – India’s Predicted Squad For Zimbabwe Tour
St Lucia: Just after the ongoing T20 World Cup is over, the Indian team would head off to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series. With Shubman Gill set to be named as the captain of the tour, reports suggest seniors like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are set to be rested. Players like Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag are likely to get picked along with IPL stars like Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy and Vijaykumar Vyshak.
The tour of Zimbabwe is set to start from June 6.
Meanwhile, the Indian team led by Rohit is enjoying a winning run in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in the US and the West Indies. In hours from now, the side is set to take on Australia in their final Super 8 game at St Lucia. Here is India’s T20 WC 2024 squad.
India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Meanwhile, with Rahul Dravid’s term coming to an end, legendary cricketer VVS Laxman is likely to coach the Indian side on the Zimbabwe tour.
India’s Likely Squad For Zimbabwe Tour: Shubman Gill (C), Yashaswi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Avesh Khan, Harshit Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Reddy, Khaleel Ahmed, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Jitesh Sharma (WK)