Shubhman Gill: After winning the T20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team has gone on a Zimbabwe tour to play a five-match T20 International series under the captaincy of IPL team Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill.

During this, left-handed batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, a member of the T20 World Cup winning team, has been dropped from the team and Shubman Gill has sent an invitation to his friend to join the team.

Shubman Gill will include his friend in the team

Yashasvi Jaiswal, a member of the T20 World Cup winning team and left-handed opener batsman, also got a place in the team selected for the Zimbabwe tour. Jaiswal had to leave for Zimbabwe from the West Indies itself, but due to bad weather this could not happen and he returned to India with the team. Due to which Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat Titans captained by Shubman Gill has been given a chance in the team in his place.

Sai Sudharsan's performance in IPL

Left-handed batsman Sai Sudarshan plays for Gujarat Titans in the IPL and has participated in 12 matches in the IPL 2024 season. During this, he has scored 527 runs at a strike rate of 141.29 and a batting average of around 48. During this, Sai Sudarshan has scored one century and two half-centuries and hit 48 fours and 16 sixes. Earlier also, he had scored 362 runs in the IPL 2023 season at an average of around 52 and during this too his batting strike rate was more than 141 and he played three half-century innings for which he has been rewarded.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will join Team India after the second match

Due to the storm in the West Indies, flights were affected and Shivam Dubey and wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson along with Yashasvi Jaiswal could not go on the Zimbabwe tour with Team India. In such a situation, Sai Sudarshan, fast bowler Harshit Rana of IPL 2024 champion Kolkata Knight Riders and wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma of Preity Zinta-owned Punjab Kings have been given a chance in their place. Shivam Dubey and Sanju Samson along with Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the Indian cricket team after the first two matches of the series.