Shubman Gill, the vice-captain for the Sri Lanka T20 and ODI series, is likely to be rested for the upcoming T20 series against Bangladesh starting October 6 in Gwalior. Gill and several other Test players might not be considered for the assignment since it is sandwiched between two series.
India are on the heels of kicking off a huge Test season with as many as 10 matches on the horizon, starting with a series against Bangladesh at home. Bangladesh are coming off beating Pakistan and the last time the Indian team was in action, 27 wickets were lost to spin but this is not all.
Duleep Trophy 2024: India A need their batters like KL Rahul, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Shivam Dube among others to bat deep on day three and register huge scores. On the other hand, Navdeep Saini, Sai Kishore and Mukesh Kumar would look to deny India A the opportunity to take the lead.
Rishabh Pant's return to red-ball cricket after more than two years wasn't as auspicious as he got out cheaply for just seven playing for India B against India A in Bengaluru. India B found themselves in a difficult position losing seven wickets for not much with Musheer Khan holding one end.
The Indian men's domestic season kicked off on Thursday, September 5 in Bengaluru and Ananthapur. Several Indian players are spread across four teams with some of them looking to audition for the spots for the Test team with the squad announcement looming for the Bangladesh series.
“This (Duleep Trophy) is a big tournament as every match is important for us. We are playing against some players whom we generally play with in the Indian team. So, we will get to see a good competition,” Shubman Gill said.
Duleep Trophy 2024 Schedule: Shubman Gill-led India A will clash against Abhimanyu Easwaran's India B in the opening match of the tournament at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru starting on September 5 with star cricketers KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel in action.
Team India is scheduled to play only three more ODIs before the Champions Trophy to be played next year, for now, in Pakistan. ICC has identified a window from February 19 to March 9 2025 for the tournament and all eyes are on India's preparations for the competition.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday, August 14 named four squads for the upcoming edition of the Duleep Trophy led by Shubman Gill, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad. The first round of the tournament will begin on September 5.
Shubman Gill scored a blistering 34 from 16 balls in the IND vs SL 1st T20I at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. Meanwhile, the Indian vice-captain is not part of the second T20I as Sanju Samson comes in place of him.
"Hopefully, going forward, in the upcoming cycle - I think we play 30-40 T20Is before the next T20 World Cup - I can improve my performance when it comes to batting, and also we can improve as a team," Shubman Gill said.
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Shubman Gill led Indian cricket team to a 4-1 T20I series win against Zimbabwe and emerged as one of the candidates to become India's next T20 captain. Gill was not part of the India squad that triumphed in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but is expected to get selected for the Sri Lanka series.
Shubman Gill was the captain of Team India during their recent five-match T20I tour to Zimbabwe. Gill finished the series as the leading run-getter with 170 runs in five matches.
IND vs ZIM 5th T20I: Team India made mincemeat of Zimbabwe in the fourth T20I of the series by 10 wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill took the Zimbabwe bowlers to the cleaner and stitched a 156-run stand for the opening wicket to win the game.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) honour in the fourth T20I as he smashed an unbeaten knock of 93 off 53 deliveries with the help of 13 boundaries and two sixes.
Team India were on a rampage in the fourth T20I of the five-match series. The Men in Blue hammered Zimbabwe by ten wickets as they successfully chased down 153 in just 15.2 overs to seal the series.
IND vs ZIM 5th T20I Live: The Indian cricket team registered a dominant 10-wicket in the fourth match to secure a series win and will be looking to finish the tour on a positive note. Zimbabwe will target a consolation win to walk away with some positives at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
IND vs ZIM, 4th T20I: Team India have only lost a single T20I out of the 14 T20I matches that they have played in 2024 thus far. Their solitary loss of the calendar year came against Zimbabwe in the first match of the series.
IND vs ZIM 4th T20I Live: After a shock defeat in the first game of the series, the Indian cricket team made a strong comeback by winning the last two games and took a 2-1 lead in the five-match series against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
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