Shubman Gill Likely to be Named Captain For India’s Squad For Zimbabwe Series – REPORT
St Lucia: The Indian team is currently in the West Indies for the ongoing T20 World Cup. In a few days time, the Indian team would tour Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series. As per a report on the Indian Express, Shubman Gill is likely to lead the side in the absence of seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. As per the same report, the squad for the tour is likely to be announced by the end of today (June 24). Players like Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rinku Singh will also be picked for the series in all probability.
Among others, youngsters like Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Riyan Parag are also likely to find a spot.
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)