Days after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the appointment of Shubman Gill as the new captain of the Rohit Sharma-less side for the Zimbabwe tour, the apex cricket board has confirmed a solitary change in the young Indian T20I squad. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Nitish Reddy has been replaced by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) power-hitter Shivam Dube.
The Indian Men’s Selection Committee has added Dube as a replacement for the injured Reddy in India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. The BCCI medical team is monitoring Nitish Reddy’s progress. With Gill leading the young brigade, India’s second-string side will play Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series in Harare. Visitors India will meet Zimbabwe for the series opener on July 6.
India’s updated squad: Ꮪhubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube.
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