Harare: India captain Shubman Gill opted to bowl against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday.
India handed debut caps to Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.
Abhishek (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Ryan (Rajasthan Royals) have had excellent IPLs, while wicketkeeper-batsman Jurel has shone after his impressive Test debut against England earlier this year.
The selectors have moved ahead with the GenNext players with an eye on the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dubey, who were part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup, will join the team for the last three matches.
teams
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed.
Zimbabwe: Alexander Raza (captain), Tadivanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaiya, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wesley Madhewere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.
India handed debut caps to Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.
Abhishek (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Ryan (Rajasthan Royals) have had excellent IPLs, while wicketkeeper-batsman Jurel has shone after his impressive Test debut against England earlier this year.
The selectors have moved ahead with the GenNext players with an eye on the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dubey, who were part of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup, will join the team for the last three matches.
teams
India: Shubman Gill (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed.
Zimbabwe: Alexander Raza (captain), Tadivanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaiya, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Jonathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wesley Madhewere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara.
