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Shubman Gill Brings Tushar Deshpande In As India Win The Toss And Opt To Bowl First vs ZIM

Muskaan Bhatt

IND vs ZIM toss (X.com)IND vs ZIM toss (X.com)

In the 4th T20I between India and Zimbabwe, Shubman Gill and Co won the toss and opted to bowl first at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.

Captain Gill announced that Tushar Deshpande will be making his T20I debut for India during this game and Avesh Khan will be sitting this one out. Moreover, Sikandar Raza informed about a significant change in his team as Faraz Akram replaces Wellington Masakadza .

IND vs ZIM: Playing XI

India Playing XI: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed, Tushar Deshpande

Zimbabwe Playing XI: Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennet, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Faraz Akram


IND vs ZIM: Captain's Thoughts

Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe Captain): "We wanted to bat first today. I know it's a fresh wicket. But the wicket tends to get slower in this part of the country. So, we wanted to bat first. We have got a vision for 2026. It's good that the guys are getting some game time and it's great that India have come here. Hopefully, our top three will kick off today.

We need our three departments to fire. If we do that, we can get the result. I'm pretty confident that after two bad games, the guys are hungry today to bounce back in the series. We have got one change. Wellington Masakadza misses out and Faraz Akram comes in."


Shubman Gill (India Captain): "We will bowl first. Looks like a fresh wicket. Ask the groundsmen yesterday; they said they had watered it and have told me that there would be something in it for the fast bowlers.

There are a few areas for improvement. Especially, we gave bit too much runs in the death overs. We got a little complacent. We will try to improve in that area.Tushar Deshpande makes his debut in place of Avesh Khan."