Prabhsimran Singh, Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur Get Maiden India Call-ups For Zimbabwe Series
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced a 15-member squad for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, beginning on July 23 in Harare. Shreyas Iyer will lead the side, while Prabhsimran Singh, Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur have received their maiden India call-ups. Sanju Samson has been left out of the squad.
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India will play all three T20Is in Harare, with the matches scheduled for July 23, July 25 and July 26.
Shreyas Iyer has been named captain, while Tilak Varma will serve as vice-captain. Young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has retained his place after making his international debut during the ongoing five-match T20I series against England.
The squad also includes established T20 names such as Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakravarthy and Mayank Yadav, alongside newcomers Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur and Prabhsimran Singh.
India's 15-member squad for the Zimbabwe T20Is comprises Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakravarthy, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav and Prabhsimran Singh (WK).
ODI squad updated after Nitish Kumar Reddy injury
The Zimbabwe T20I series will follow India's three-match ODI series against England, which comes immediately after the ongoing five-match T20I series against the same opposition.
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The BCCI also confirmed a change to the ODI squad, with Shivam Dube replacing the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy after the all-rounder was ruled out of the series.
India's updated ODI squad features Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Shivam Dube.
(With inputs from ANI)