Team India’s stand-in captain for the Zimbabwe T20Is, Shubman Gill, said no cricket for the players in the lead-up to this series resulted in a shocking loss in the first game as the hosts beat India by 13 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

ZIM v IND: Captain Gill rues rustiness for shocking loss in 1st T20 as India prepare for comeback in Harare

Shubman Gill admits taking inspiration from former skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as he begins his captaincy stint with the Zimbabwe T20Is starting Saturday (July 6) in Harare.

ZIM v IND, 1st T20I: Shubman Gill takes inspiration from Virat and Rohit as he begins captaincy stint

Just a day after the senior men’s team celebrated their T20 World Cup-winning triumph in Mumbai, a new-looking Indian Team will face Zimbabwe in the first of the five matches in Harare on Saturday (July 6).

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