ZIM vs IND : Abhishek Sharma & Shubman Gill to open, Ruturaj Gaikwad to Bat at number 3

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Harare : India’s tour of Zimbabwe comprising 5 T20Is to start tomorrow.

Today, the newly appointed Indian skipper for the series revealed the Batting position of top 3 Batters.

That is, he himself will open with left arm spinner all rounder Abhishek Sharma , who had a wonderful IPL season opening for Sunrisers Hyderabad along with Travis Head, thereby, getting maiden call up for the tour.

Following them at number 3 will be the Chennai Super Kings new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

“Abhishek Sharma will open with me and Ruturaj Gaikwad will bat at No.3,” said the Indian skipper Gill to Harare reporters today.

India’s squad for Zimbabwe tour

Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube.

The series will kick start tomorrow and end on July 14.

India tour of Zimbabwe 2024: Full Schedule

1st T20I on July 6, Saturday

2nd T20I on July 7, Sunday

3rd T20I on July 10, Wednesday

4th T20I on July 13, Saturday

5th T20I on July 14, Sunday