Sikandar Raza will be seen captaining Zimbabwe in the upcoming T20 series against India, here is the full squad
The captaincy of the Zimbabwe team has been handed over to experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza. Zimbabwe Cricket Team. (Image Source: Getty Images) Today, on July 1, Zimbabwe has announced its team for the five-match T20 series against India. The captaincy of the Zimbabwe team has been handed over to experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza. Many young players have been included in this team. Talking about Zimbabwe, the team failed to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Not only this, Zimbabwe could not make it to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier 2023 as well. Uganda and Namibia completed this place. At the same time, the Indian team recently won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 trophy. This team made its mark by performing very well in the important tournament and won this magnificent trophy. Now Zimbabwe will definitely want to defeat India in this upcoming T20 series at home. Let us tell you, apart from Sikandar Raza, the average age of the other players in the 15-member team is 27 years. Sikandar Raza has played 86 T20 matches so far and he has a lot of experience in this format. Here is the Zimbabwe squad for the five-match T20 series against India: Sikandar Raza (captain), Akram Faraz, Bennett Bryan, Campbell Johnathan, Chatara Tendai, Jongwe Luke, Kaya Innocent, Madande Clive, Madhevere Wesley, Marumani Tadiwanashe, Masakadza Wellington, Mavuta Brandon, Muzarabani Blessing, Myers Dion, Naqvi Antum, Ngarwa Richard, Shumba Milton Experienced players Sean Williams and Craig Ervine have not been included in the Zimbabwe team. Not only this, Ryan Burl, Joylord Gumbi will also not be seen playing in the upcoming T20 series against India. There are many young players who have made their mark in domestic cricket and now they will be fully prepared to play tremendous cricket against India. Zimbabwe will also gain a lot of confidence from the upcoming series. The good thing for the hosts is that Sikandar Raza’s experience will prove to be very helpful for his team in the upcoming series. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
IND vs ZIM 2024: Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of Zimbabwe tour due to injury, Shivam Dubey gets place in the squad
Nitish Kumar Reddy won the Emerging Player title in IPL 2024 Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shivam Dube (Photo Source: X/Twitter) IND vs ZIM 2024: Team India is currently a part of the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma and company are going to face England in the semi-final match tomorrow (27 June). After the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, the team is going to be busy in bilateral series. Team India is going to play a five-match T20 series in Zimbabwe tour from July 6. Shubman Gill is going to lead the team in this tour. Four IPL star players have been included in the squad for the Zimbabwe tour, which also included Sunrisers Hyderabad’s young player Nitish Kumar Reddy. But he has been ruled out of the tour due to injury. Shivam Dubey, who is currently playing the T20 World Cup, has been included in the squad in place of Nitish. BCCI has officially informed about this. BCCI gave a big update Sharing the official information about Nitish Kumar Reddy’s exclusion from the Zimbabwe tour, BCCI wrote, Mains The selection committee has named Shivam Dubey as a replacement for the injured Nitish Reddy in the Indian team for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. 🚨 NEWS 🚨 Shivam Dube replaces Nitish Reddy in the #TeamIndia squad for the series against Zimbabwe. #ZIMvIND Details 🔽 — BCCI (@BCCI) June 26, 2024 Nitish Kumar Reddy won the Emerging Player title in IPL 2024 by showing excellent performance with ball and bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He got a place in the national team due to his excellent performance in the season. Nitish will be under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. After the Zimbabwe tour, Team India is also going to tour Sri Lanka. If Nitish Reddy becomes fit by then, he can get a place in the squad. Indian team for Zimbabwe tour Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dubey