Ahead of the first T20I match against India at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons heaped praise on Men in Blue skipper Shubman Gill and said that the 24-year-old is a 'superb cricketer'.
Ahead of the T20I series against World Cup champions India, Zimbabwe all-rounder Luke Jongwe heaped praise on star Indian batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following their retirement after clinching the T20 World Cup trophy in Barbados, West Indies.
World champions India will take on hosts Zimbabwe in the five-match T20 cricket series to be played at the Harare Sports Club from Saturday. The Indian cricket team will play its first bilateral series in the African nation since 2016.
One of the rising Indian talents, Nitish Kumar Reddy, is looking to get back on the field after an injury robbed him of an opportunity to make his debut appearance for the Indian team at the international circuit.
The Indian women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
India ended a 13-year ICC World Cup trophy drought with a victory in the final, defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday. Virat Kohli's 76 helped India reach 176/7, while Hardik Pandya (3/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18) helped India restrict the Proteas to 169/8, despite Heinrich Kl