Shubman Gill-led new-look Team India lands in Harare for T20Is against Zimbabwe
The Hindu
Young Indian cricket team led by Shubman Gill arrives in Zimbabwe for T20 series, with new faces making debut.
A young Indian cricket team led by skipper Shubman Gill and with National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman as coach arrived here to play a five-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe beginning July 6.
The team was seen exiting the airport with their luggage in a video posted by Zimbabwe Cricket on X. The entire squad had departed from Mumbai on Tuesday, while Gill, who was a travelling reserve with the T20 World Cup side in the Americas, arrived here from New York after a break.
"We welcome T20 World Cup champions India," wrote ZC on Tuesday night in a post on 'X'.
Young top-order batter Riyan Parag, who will be making his India debut in the series, said in a video posted by BCCI that he had a childhood dream of travelling like this (with the national side).
"The feel of donning India jersey, travelling with the side is different. Coming from Assam, I had this dream of playing for India. Really happy. There will be a special connection for Zimbabwe when I play my first match.
"That will be a special moment for that ground and myself, which would be very sacred," he said.
"After misplacing my passport, to phones, we are finally here after a 20 hour journey. Now, really looking forward to the tour," Parag added.
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