With Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja retiring from T20Is, new faces have earned their place in the Indian team after impressive performances in the Indian Premier League.
The Indian cricket team, which recently dominated the T20 World Cup and lifted the trophy for the second time, now faces a new challenge, this time against (The Chevrons) Zimbabwe. The current T20 World Cup champions will play five T20Is.
Shubman Gill is leading the team and he is accompanied by several T20I debutants. All the new players have performed exceptionally well in the cash-rich IPL and looked well-prepared. From Riyan Parag to Abhishek Sharma, all of them have won the Indian jersey for their outstanding performances in the IPL.
The young guns and their new jerseys!
Looking at the three new faces and their new jerseys who made their debut against Zimbabwe in the first T20I, India's new wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel is wearing jersey number 16, while bowlers Abhishek Sharma and Riyan Parag are wearing jersey numbers 4 and 12 respectively.
Expectations are high from them, especially since Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma recently retired from T20I cricket. The role of young talent has become more crucial, and the first challenge against Zimbabwe will be a big one.
What are the jersey numbers of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma?
Seniors who hung up their boots after the memorable 2024 T20 World Cup win: Virat Kohli, who scored 76 runs in the final of the mega event, wears jersey number 18, and Rohit Sharma, who led the team from the front, wears jersey number 45.
Also, Suryakumar Yadav, whose catch of South Africa's David Miller brought India back into the game and eventually handed the trophy to the men in blue, wears number 63.
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