{"id":85971,"date":"2024-07-02T13:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/india-vs-zimbabwe-t20i-series-sikandar-raza-set-to-lead-hosts-against-new-t20-world-champions\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:33:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:33:17","slug":"india-vs-zimbabwe-t20i-series-sikandar-raza-set-to-lead-hosts-against-new-t20-world-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/india-vs-zimbabwe-t20i-series-sikandar-raza-set-to-lead-hosts-against-new-t20-world-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"India Vs Zimbabwe T20I Series: Sikandar Raza Set To Lead Hosts Against New T20 World Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India Vs Zimbabwe T20I Series:<\/strong> Zimbabwe Cricket have named Sikander Raza as the captain of the side for the upcoming five-match T20I series against India. Zimbabwe will be hosting the newly-crowned T20 World champions, as the hosts will be aimimg to get their cricket back on track after suffering major heart-breaks in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe include Naqvi in squad for T20I series against India<\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe failed to progress into the ODI World Cup 2023<\/a> and T20 World Cup<\/a> 2024 after falling short in the qualifiers for both the events, and the Sikandar Raza-led side will be aiming to get back to their early-2023 form.<\/p>\n

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Zimbabwe’s Squad For T20I Series Against India<\/strong>: Sikandar Raza (captain), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell , Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Antum Naqvi, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba.<\/p>\n

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Will Antum Naqvi Play Against India?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Antum Naqvi is amongst the fresh faces featuring in the series against India but whether the player will play or not is a subject of concern. Antum Naqvi is yet to officially become a citizen of Zimbabwe. Though he has applied for the country’s citizenship, but until the confirmation comes in, he will not be able to feature in the T20I series.<\/p>\n

Antum Naqvi was born to Pakistani-origin parents in Brussels, Belgium, and later moved to Australia. The 25-year old is a right-arm off spinner and a right-handed batsman and carries a reputation of a formidable batting all-rounder.<\/p>\n

So far in his 7 T20 matches, he has managed to score 138 runs, at a good strike rate of 146.8 and in the same number of matches, he has affected 9 dismissals, which includes one 4-wicket haul.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n