After the new Shubman Gill-led young team India bagged their five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe by 4-1 at Harare, the skipper carried on the side’s long-going tradition as he handed over the trophy to all the debutants. At the post-match presentation, Shubman took the series trophy and handed it over to Dhruv Jurel, Abhishek Sharma, Tushar Deshpande and Riyan Parag during the celebrations. Sanju Samson was the star of the show for India as they defeated Zimbabwe by 42 runs in Harare on Sunday, July 14.
India ended their Zimbabwe tour in the best way possible after Samson’s 58 and a disciplined effort with the ball from Mukesh Kumar helped India secure the win and seal the series with a resounding 4-1 scoreline. Zimbabwe was once again left to rue their poor middle order performance as the hosts were unable to chase down 168 runs in the end and got bundled out for 125. Specifically, this turned out to be a series for India where the side were able to implement youngsters like Abhishek and Riyan and their brilliant form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
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After the loss in the first T20I, the young Indian stars did receive a lot of flak on social media from fans, with some of the stars being labelled as IPL players. However, the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravi Bishnoi stepped up to help them to seal the series easily. The arrival of the T20 World Cup squad members in Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube added more steel to the Indian squad, which ultimately proved to be too much for the hosts.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Shubman reflected on his side’s performance throughout the series and how they came back from behind to glory.
“Excellent series. The hunger that we showed after the first loss was phenomenal to watch. Lot of the players had long flights, they weren’t used to the conditions. The way they adapted was remarkable. I have been there (Sri Lanka) once for Asia Cup, looking forward to go there and performing,” Shubman said.
Amidst all this, Shubman Gill’s captaincy was also on point and the young star can be happy with his squad’s performance in the end. Now the next challenge for India comes in a five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, starting from July 27.
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