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Ravi Shastri and Gautam Gambhir [Source: X, AFP] With the 2027 ODI World Cup fast approaching, the race for a place in India’s squad is set to become fiercer than ever. The ‘Men in Blue’, however, recently suffered a shock ODI series defeat in England under the leadership of Shubman Gill. With a penchant of over-experimenting with the team’s composition, the Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management has coped much criticism off late from fans and cricket experts.

56b Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh W FOXED! The Curran brothers are cock-a-hoop. It is like a plan has come to fruition. Slower ball banged on a length, from over the wicket, outside off. Marsh read the line and length, and threw his hands at it, only to check his shot due to the slowness later. The ball lobbed up and the MI London skipper ran across to his right from extra cover to complete the catch.

Match Details Sunrisers Leeds Women won by 7 wickets 🏆 P'ship : 28(15) Last Wkt : Phoebe Litchfield 43(26) 11th Five 4 4 4 W 1 = 13 12th Five 1 1 2 2 1 = 7 13th Five 1 wd 0 1 6 1 = 10 14th Five 4 1 1 4 = 10 Player of the Match Phoebe Litchfield Sunrisers Leeds Women Commentary All Highlights Overs W 6s 4s Inn 1 Inn 2 Milestone

Zimbabwe Cricket Team [Source: AP] India's confidence has taken a massive hit after a disastrous tour of the United Kingdom. The Men in Blue not only suffered a 2-0 T20I series defeat against Ireland but were also completely outplayed by England, who handed them a humiliating 4-0 whitewash. With questions being raised over India's batting, bowling and overall team balance, the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe presents the perfect opportunity to regroup.

Gurnoor Brar with Harsh Dubey during IND vs AFG 2026 | PC- AFP After the facing embarrassing results in Ireland and England, the T20 Champions India will try their luck at Zimbabwe in the three-match series, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. For these three T20Is, the BCCI has picked a squad with a perfect balance of youth and experience. Shreyas will have the backing of his core batters such as Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan and Shivam Dube.

Players who can be replaced by Rinku Singh [Source: AFP, X] Led by Shreyas Iyer, India will take on Zimbabwe in a three-match T20I series, starting this week. The tour marks the comeback of Rinku Singh, who was left out of the India T20I squad vs Ireland and England following a torrid T20 World Cup campaign on home soil. The first match of the India tour of Zimbabwe 2026 will be played at the Harare Sports Club on July 23.

Sikandar Raza and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi [Source: AFP] Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will likely be making his return to the Indian playing XI in the upcoming T20I series in Zimbabwe. The 15-year-old was recently dropped from the national side in the fifth T20I against England in favour of senior pro Sanju Samson. With Samson getting ‘rested’ from the Zimbabwe tour, one can assume that Sooryavanshi will resume opening the innings for Team India alongside fellow attacking left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma.

Hardik Pandya needs to be fully fit for World Cup 2027. Image Credits: AFP If anything, the UK tour was a neat picture of how crucial Hardik Pandya is to India’s white-ball setups. His absence threw the team balance out of sync, forcing India to persist with flawed combinations. It’s never easy to find alternatives for someone like Hardik. But the gulf in quality between him and the other all-round options remains wide enough to leave the entire combination compromised.

Tilak Varma after a dismissal in England | Source: AFP Tilak Varma is set to continue as India’s vice-captain for the upcoming three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe. The cricketer, led by newly-appointed skipper Shreyas Iyer, recently toured England and Ireland to play a series of seven T20I matches. Unfortunately for Tilak and for Indian fans, the ‘Men in Blue’ suffered back-to-back series whitewashes in both trips to dramatically end their three-year unbeaten series streak.

WI vs NZ Weather & Pitch Report Weather in Bridgetown for the WI vs NZ NZ vs WI 2026 match is expected to remain Partly sunny with 74% Humidity and a temperature around 28.9˚C.