Hyderabad: Shubman Gill has been named as captain of the Indian cricket team while Mumbai pacer Tushar Deshpande, all-rouder Riyan Parag, left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma and wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel received a maiden call-up as the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) announced squad for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe on Monday.
The Ajit Agarkar led selection panel has also given an opportunity to batter Nitish Reddy for the five match series starting July 6. All the five games will be played at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
The selectors have decided to start all the seniors including regular skipper Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who are part of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
