Sanju Samson out of Indian team; Ashok Sharma, Yash Thakur, Prabhsimran Singh were called for the first time for Zimbabwe tour. cricket news
New Delhi: World Cup winning wicketkeeper-batsman sanju samson Due to poor form, he was on Monday dropped from India’s squad for the three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe later this month.Under the leadership of Ajit Agarkar, the selectors announced a 15-member squad with Shreyas Iyer as captain. Teenage opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi retained his place after making his international debut against England. Fast bowlers Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur were selected in the Indian team for the first time, while Punjab wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhsimran Singh was also selected in the senior national team for the first time.India will play three T20 matches against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 23, 25 and 27.
Samson lost his place due to bad runs
Samson has been dropped from the team after a disappointing performance with the bat.The Kerala wicketkeeper was dropped from India’s playing XI for the second T20I against England after scoring just one run off seven balls in the series opener in Durham.Earlier, he had managed to score 0 and 5 in the two-match T20 series against Ireland.Despite playing a key role in India’s recent T20 World Cup win and winning the Player of the Tournament award, Samson failed to build on that success and has now lost his place in the team.
Three players got India call-up for the first time
The selectors rewarded three players with their first senior India call-ups.Rajasthan fast bowler Ashok, who was recently included in the India A squad for the tri-series in Sri Lanka, has now been included in the T20 squad.Yash Thakur was also included in the squad for the first time after impressive domestic performances.Punjab wicketkeeper-batsman Prabhasimran also got his first call-up after impressive performances in the domestic circuit and IPL.Express fast bowler Mayank Yadav also returned to the national team for the first time since 2024.
India’s T20I squad for Zimbabwe
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav and Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper).
Shivam Dubey has been included in the ODI team in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy.
The men’s selection committee also announced one change to India’s ODI squad for the three-match series against England.All-rounder Shivam Dubey has been replaced by injured Nitish Kumar Reddy.
India’s ODI team for Zimbabwe
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar and Shivam Dubey.