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Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson will be leading India A in the upcoming one-day series against New Zealand A which will be played in Chennai. The series will begin on September 22, and the next two matches will be played on Septembe 25 and 27. The likes of Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur and Umran Malik have also been named in the squad.
Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a fine 108 off 127 balls before New Zealand A fought back to dismiss India A for 293 on day one of the third and final unofficial Test in Bengaluru on Thursday. Gaikwad, who has hardly played red ball cricket over the past 24 months, gave a good account of himself during his knock which had 12 fours and two sixes. Gaikwad, who has played nine T20Is for India, shared a 134-run stand with Upendra Yadav (76) before a batting collapse saw India A being bowled out for 293 from a strong 245 for four. Upendra's effort comprised nine fours and two sixes.
Ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, Team India is all geared up to clinch victory at Harare. Team India is blooming with confidence, as they have arrived in Harare after claiming the white-ball series against West Indies. With just a day left for the first ODI match against Zimbabwe, India batter Shikhar Dhawan shared a fun video of himself with fellow teammates Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill, where all three of them were seen hilariously flaunting their dancing skills.
Shahbaz Ahmed has expressed his delight on getting a maiden national call-up for India's ODI series against Zimbabwe. After his impressive performances for West Bengal in the Ranji Trophy 2022 and for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL this year, the selectors decided to give the player a chance to join the Indian team during its ongoing tour of Zimbabwe. The series has three ODI matches, starting August 18. It is worth noting that Shahbaz was not included into the squad earlier but Washington Sundar got ruled out of the series due to a shoulder ijury injury and the Bengal all-rounder was roped in into the squad as a replacement player.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Tuesday announced that Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced "injured" Washington Sundar for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, beginning August 18 in Harare. "Washington Sundar injured his shoulder while playing a County game in England. He has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour," stated an official media release issued by the board on Tuesday.
After clinching the white-ball series against West Indies, Team India is all set to take on Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series. Ahead of the first match, which will be played on August 18 at Harare Sports Club, the KL Rahul-led side took to the ground for their firt practice session. In pictures shared by the BCCI on Twitter, players like Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, were seen practicing at the ground.
Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan on Saturday shared pictures with India opening batter Shikhar Dhawan and the rest of the Indian team. He also joked that he was asked a couple of riddles by the Indian opening batter. "At 4 in the morning I was like a boy in a candy shop. Got very excited to meet and chat with our men in blue About their upcoming tour. Also @SDhawan25 asked me a couple of riddles," tweeted the'Jug Jug Jeeyo'actor.
The KL Rahul-led Indian team has left for Zimbabwe for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the side, starting August 18. BCCI shared the pictures of Indian players posing inside the plane. While the first picture had Shikhar Dhawan, Deepak Chahar and Prasidh Krishna standing together, the rest of the shared pictures included the likes of acting head coach VVS Laxman and players Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Rahul Tripathi and Ruturaj Gaikwad. "Zimbabwe bound!" wrote BCCI while sharing the pictures on social media.