3 Debutants in India’s Playing XI vs Zimbabwe: Who Will Shine Alongside Gill?

India's Playing XI  vs Zimbabwe T20 Playing 11 Prediction: In the last few years, Rohit and Kohli have been out of many bilateral series in T20 cricket. Now after the retirement of both of them from T20 International cricket, they will definitely be missed. It is difficult to compensate for this, but then change is the law of the world.

The five-match T20 series between India and Zimbabwe is starting from today. India's young brigade will begin a new era without Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Amidst the ongoing celebrations of the T20 World Cup victory in India, this young IPL star-studded team, captained by Shubman Gill, would like to start its winning streak.

Punjab's Abhishek Sharma, who has performed brilliantly for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL, and Assam's Ryan Parag, who plays for Rajasthan Royals, can be seen making their debut in this series. Apart from this, Harshit Rana may also debut.

Sikandar Raza, who plays for Punjab Kings in IPL, can prove to be a challenge for India. Shivam Dubey, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be available from the third match only. India's future T20 captain Hardik Pandya,Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav will also return to this format in the future, so there is not much space vacant in the playing-11. From now till the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Indian team will play 34 matches in this format. The Indian team will start preparing for the next T20 World Cup from now on. Players who are successful during this period may get further opportunities also.

Captain Gill will open the innings and it remains to be seen whether his close friend Abhishek Sharma will be seen opening or Chennai Super Kings captain Rituraj Gaikwad will get the chance to open. Ruturaj has also played at number three for Chennai Super Kings and hence he can be played at this position. In such a situation, Riyan Parag can bat at number four. Parag had scored a lot of runs while batting at number four in the IPL. He was the uncapped player with the highest run scorer.

Rinku Singh, the aggressive finisher of T20 cricket, can be placed at number five, while either Jitesh Sharma or Dhruv Jurel can be placed at number six. Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar are certain to play in bowling. Mukesh is a dangerous bowler in the death overs. AlthoughThere may be a clash between Khalil and Harshit Rana. Both of them had performed brilliantly in IPL 2024. Harshit is a very economical bowler. If he gets a chance, he can be the third player to debut for India in this match. By the time Dubey arrives, Washington Sundar may get a chance.