The Indian team is making a splash in the World Cup these days. Rohit and company have now reached the semi-finals. Team India will face England in the semi-finals. After the World Cup, Team India will tour Zimbabwe. Team India has also been announced in this regard.
Shubman Gill will captain Team India on this tour, while most of the players playing in the T20 World Cup will be rested from this series. From captain Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli, no one will go on this tour. Now former explosive batsman of Team India Virender Sehwag has given a big statement about giving the captaincy of Team India to Shubman Gill.
'BCCI's decision is correct'
Team India is going to play a 5-match T20 series on the Zimbabwe tour. The first match of the series will be played from July 6. On making Gill the captain, Virender Sehwag said that BCCI's decision to make Gill the captain is correct. After Rohit's departure, Gill is a good candidate for the captaincy of Team India. He also plays all three formats for Team India. Gill will be associated with Team India for a long time.
Reserve players in the World Cup
Shubhman Gill was not included in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2024, but was included in the team as a reserve player. After this, the BCCI dropped Gill from the tournament midway. Now Gill has been given the command of Team India for the first time.
Team India will go on Zimbabwe tour
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Nitish Reddy, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avish Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande.