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India tour of Zimbabwe 2024

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Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal receive ICC T20I rankings boost following heroic displays vs Zimbabwe

Ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka, Indian openers Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal made massive gains in ICC T20I batter rankings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill (left), Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (right) (File Photo)

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ICC T20I Rankings: Yashasvi Jaiswal rises to 6th spot, Shubman Gill jumps 36 places to leave retired duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli behind

A few weeks after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's retirement from T20Is, India's outgoing head coach Vikram Rathour has named their successors.

India's outgoing batting coach Vikram Rathour; Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during ODI World Cup 2023 (File Photo: Getty Images)

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India's outgoing batting coach Vikram Rathour names two players who can replace Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and become team's 'backbone'

Shubman Gill-led Team India has broken Pakistan's big T20I record after clinching the five-match series 4-1 against Sikandar Raza's Zimbabwe.

Team India shatters Pakistan's long-held World Record with 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe

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Team India shatters Pakistan's long-held T20I World Record with 4-1 series win over Zimbabwe

Yashasvi Jaiswal revealed the conversation between him and captain Shubman Gill when he missed out on a century in the fourth T20I against Zimbabwe.

India's star batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill in this frame. (X)

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Yashasvi Jaiswal discloses conversation with Shubman Gill after missing out on century in Zimbabwe series, says 'Only thought running through..'

India's stand-in T20I captain Shubman Gill said that the competition for the opening spot is a good thing for the country and the board.

Shubman Gill in post-match press conference (Screengrab: X)

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Shubman Gill makes a big statement on fierce competition for opening spot, says, 'It's a good thing that everyone's...'

Rinku Singh was named the 'fielder of the series'. He received the medal from stand-in coach VVS Laxman and then gave a hilarious speech in the dressing room.

Rinku Singh during his dressing room speech after winning fielder of the series medal (Screengrab: X)

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'Mujhe batting se zyada fielding pasand hai': Rinku Singh stands on stool in dressing room after getting medal for 'Fielder of the series' in Zimbabwe

Star all-rounder Washington Sundar has won the Player of the Series award in the five-match T20I series between India and Zimbabwe which Men in Blue won with a 4-1 scoreline.

India's Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill in this frame. (X)

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Not Ruturaj Gaikwad or Shubman Gill, this India star adjudged Player of the Series award in IND vs ZIM's T20I outing

After Zimbabwe's T20I series defeat against India, captain Sikandar Raza said that he wants to go back to domestic cricket to test his fitness.

Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza in this frame. (X)

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Why Sikandar Raza wants to go back to domestic cricket after Zimbabwe's T20I series defeat against India? Says 'I don't want to be a guy who...'

Indian captain Shubman Gill lavished praise on teammates after the side defeated Zimbabwe by 4-1 in the five-match T20I series.

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'Weren't used to conditions': Shubman Gill hails teammates after India's T20I series win vs Zimbabwe under his captaincy

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