Riyan Parag Misplaces Passport, 2 Phones Ahead Of Potential India Debut vs Zimbabwe

After clinching the T20 World Cup 2024 title, Team India is all set to face Zimbabwe for a five-match t20I series, starting from July 6. A young team has been sent to face Sikandar Raza and co as the Indian side is looking groom new players for the shortest format, after the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja. The team will be led by the opening batter Shubman Gill with Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Tushar Deshpande earning the maiden India call-ups.

The new-look Indian team arrived in Harare on Wednesday and the likes of Riyan, Deshpande, and others completely failed to hide their excitement of representing the nation.

Parag, who bossed the IPL with his batting and emerged as the third-highest run-getter with 573 runs in 16 matches, including four half-centuries, hilariously said that he feels so excited about playing for India that he misplaced his passport and two phones.

"So excited that I've forgotten my passport. I've forgotten my phone. I've not forgotten, I've misplaced them. But I have it now," Parag, who has earned his maiden India call-up, said in a video posted by BCCI.

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"Ever since I was a kid, it was a dream to travel like this. Though we play matches, but traveling, wearing Indian clothes, is a dream. It is a new team, almost, a lot of new and old faces. Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt of it. There will be a special connection with Zimbabwe," he added.

Apart from him, batter Abhishek Sharma also revealed that after his selection in the Indian team, he received a call from his Punjab teammate Shubman Gill.

"I received a call from