<p>Harare: India captain Shubman Gill opted to bowl against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday.</p><p>India handed debut caps to Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.</p><p>Abhishek (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Riyan (Rajasthan Royals) had a spectacular IPL, while wicketkeeper-batter Jurel has shone through since his splendid Test debut against England earlier this year.</p>.New look India start their journey without Virat, Rohit against Zimbabwe.<p>The selectors have gone ahead with the GenNext players looking at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.</p><p>Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, who were part of the Indian squad in the T20 World Cup, will join the team for the last three games.</p><p>Teams India: Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed.</p><p>Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara. </p>
<p>Harare: India captain Shubman Gill opted to bowl against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday.</p><p>India handed debut caps to Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel.</p><p>Abhishek (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Riyan (Rajasthan Royals) had a spectacular IPL, while wicketkeeper-batter Jurel has shone through since his splendid Test debut against England earlier this year.</p>.New look India start their journey without Virat, Rohit against Zimbabwe.<p>The selectors have gone ahead with the GenNext players looking at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.</p><p>Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, who were part of the Indian squad in the T20 World Cup, will join the team for the last three games.</p><p>Teams India: Shubman Gill (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Khaleel Ahmed.</p><p>Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara. </p>