These are the Indian stars who ruled world cricket by debuting in Zimbabwe from 2010 to 2024, many big names included

IND vs ZIM: In the history of Indian cricket, the tour of Zimbabwe has always been a golden platform to test the youth and prepare the team of the future. Whenever Indian senior players are given rest, young players get a chance to tour Zimbabwe. From 2010 to 2024, many Indian players have made their T20 International debut on the pitches of Zimbabwe, who later became world class cricketers. So there were some who ruled world cricket. This list includes big names like veteran Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Sanju Samson to young sensations Ryan Parag and Abhishek Sharma. Let us know about all those players who made their T20 International debut on the Zimbabwe tour….

In 2010, during the Zimbabwe tour, 4 players including Virat Kohli made their T20I debut.

In 2010, during the Zimbabwe tour under the captaincy of Suresh Raina, 4 Indian players made their T20 International debut, who later ruled world cricket. These four players are Naman Ojha, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin and Amit Mishra. Amit Mishra and R Ashwin have troubled the batsmen for many years with their spin bowling. Whereas Virat Kohli became one of the legendary players of this era.

In the year 2015, 6 Indians got the opportunity to make T20 International debut in Zimbabwe.

After this, during the Zimbabwe tour in 2015, 6 Indian players got a chance to debut. These players include Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Sandeep Sharma, Akshar Patel and Sanju Samson, who made their T20 International debut on the Zimbabwe tour. Even today, Akshar Patel remains an important part of Team India and contributes to the team with both ball and bat. Sanju Samson is currently one of the best batsmen in T20. Kedar Jadhav played for Team India for a few years and played the role of all-rounder. Manish Pandey was also a part of Team India for some time and batted in the middle order. However, Stuart Binny’s international career was nothing special. At the same time, fast bowler Sandeep Sharma, who created a stir with his swing in the IPL, also got a chance to make his T20 International debut against Zimbabwe in the year 2015.

22 Indians have made their men’s T20I debut in Zimbabwe – the most in any country outside of India 🇿🇼🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/TpebAu3r2H

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A total of 7 Indian players including KL Rahul made their debut in the year 2016.

After this, next year in 2016, Team India again visited Zimbabwe. On this tour, 7 Indian players got a chance to make T20 International debut. KL Rahul made his T20 International debut on the Zimbabwe tour this year and he is still an important part of Indian cricket. Yuzvendra Chahal made his T20 International debut on this tour and is one of the best spinners in India. Apart from this, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Barinder Saran and Jaydev Unadkat made their T20 International debut on this tour.

5 players got a chance to debut on Zimbabwe tour in the year 2024

After this, when Team India toured Zimbabwe in the year 2024, then 5 Indian players got a chance to make T20 International debut. After a long time, Team India did this Zimbabwe tour, in which senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were given rest. On this tour, the responsibility of captaining Team India was handed over to Shubman Gill, under whose captaincy these 5 young players got a golden opportunity to make their international debut.

Abhishek Sharma’s debut season was fantastic

Indian team’s explosive opening batsman Abhishek Sharma got a chance to make his T20 International debut on the Zimbabwe tour in 2024. Abhishek was selected in the team after creating a stir in the IPL and was given a chance to play. Although Abhishek was out cheaply in his debut match, in the very next match he scored a brilliant century to lead Team India to victory and after that he also became the number-1 batsman in the ICC T20 rankings.

Riyan Parag also got a chance to debut

Riyan Parag also got a chance to debut in T20 International in the same series against Zimbabwe. After excellent performance in domestic cricket and IPL, he was selected for Team India. He became a historic player from North-East India to represent the country in men’s cricket.

Wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Jurel also made his T20 International debut in this series. Apart from this, Sai Sudarshan also got a chance to debut in this series. Sai was also included in the team after his excellent performance in the IPL. He batted in the top order in this series. Fast bowler Tushar Deshpande got a place in the team after his consistent performance for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. On this tour, he got a chance to debut in T20 International, where he impressed everyone with his fast pace and accurate yorker.

India and Zimbabwe T20 series will start from July 23

The series of 3 T20 matches between India and Zimbabwe will start from July 23. Both teams are ready for this series. The Indian team will enter with the intention of winning this series. At the same time, Zimbabwe team should make a big upset. Talking about India vs Zimbabwe T20 head to head record, Team India has the upper hand, but Zimbabwe team has also defeated India in 3 matches. A total of 14 matches have been played between the two, out of which Team India has won 11 matches. Whereas there has been defeat in 3. Last time in 2024, Zimbabwe had defeated India in the very first match. However, Team India made a comeback and won the series 4-1.

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