Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma to open? Will it be Jurel or Jitesh? Check IND's Predicted XI vs ZIM

Fresh off after becoming the World Champions, Team India will be locking horns against Zimbabwe in a five-match T20I series. The cricketers representing the Men in Blue will begin a new era as young cricketers are all set to feature in a series after the retirement of stalwarts Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. A young side, with some being fresh call-ups, will feature on the side as they will face Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. A lot of anticipation is over the playing squad as the Men in Blue is going against an opposition who will pose quite a challenge to them. Before Team India commences the T20I series, let's take a look at the Predicted XI of the Men in Blue, who will lock horns against Zimbabwe in Harare.

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Team India's Predicted XI vs Zimbabwe: Will Jitesh Sharma start over Dhruv Jurel? Who has Shubman Gill selected as the team's top-order batter?

After leading the Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024 season, Shubman Gill is all set to make his debut as a skipper of the Indian Cricket Team, and he will be leading a side filled with Youngbloods who will be hungry to sweep it all. Blazing stars like Rinku Singh & Khaleel Ahmed, who were with the T20 World Cup winning side as the travelling reserves, will feature in the game. Skipper Gill has already made his decision on which players will feature in the top order, which will consist of him, debutant Abhishek Sharma and CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

With Gill offering clarity regarding the top order, the only question will remain on the race for the wicketkeeper position. The team has Dhruv Jurel and Jitesh Sharma for the task, and both have proved themselves as credible men behind the stumps. Since Jitesh Sharma was picked as an alternative for Sanju Samson in the first two T20Is, Jurel has been projected to be the primary wicketkeeper till Samson comes.

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Team India's Probable XI against Zimbabwe in the 1st T20I Match

Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed.