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As the T20 World Cup winning Indian team returns home, the young Indian squad has flown to Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series . Led by Shubman Gill, the Men in Blue will lock horns with Zimbabwe in a T20I series from July 6 to 14 at the Harare Sports Club. With the Indian team jetting off for their next campaign, Riyan Parag, who received a maiden call-up, misplaced his passport.
The young Indian all-rounder, who is set to make his international debut, misplaced his passport and two of his phones in excitement. The Assam all-rounder revealed that it happened out of excitement, but confirmed that all of it was recovered in time to join the squad. “So excited that I’ve forgotten my passport. I’ve forgotten my phone. I’ve forgotten, I’ve misplaced them. But I have it now,” Riyan Parag said in a video posted by BCCI.
I had this dream of playing for India: Riyan Parag
The Assam all-rounder also opened up on making his India debut in the upcoming Zimbabwe series. “The feel of donning India jersey, travelling with the side is different. Coming from Assam, I had this dream of playing for India. Really happy. There will be a special connection for Zimbabwe when I play my first match,” Parag said in the video.
“That will be a special moment for that ground and myself, which would be very sacred,” he added.
India’s squad for first two T20Is vs Zimbabwe
Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana
