Riyan is the first cricketer from Assam to make it to Team India India vs Zimbabwe 1st T20 match will be played on 6th in Harare
New Delhi. The Indian team has reached Zimbabwe under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. On this tour, Team India will play a 5-match T20 series with the host team, which will start from July 6. There are many players in the Indian team who will be seen in Team India’s jersey for the first time. Assam all-rounder Riyan Parag and Punjab’s Abhishek Sharma are among them. Parag performed brilliantly in the IPL. Earlier, his performance in domestic cricket was also explosive. Seeing his performance, BCCI included Parag in Team India for the first time. BCCI has shared a video in which Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma are seen sharing their experience. During this, Riyan said that in excitement he had forgotten his mobile and passport but now both of them are with him.
BCCI has uploaded a 2 minute 53 second video on its official social media site x.com. In the video, Riyan Parag said, ‘I have dreamt of such a travel since childhood. We do play matches but cricket brings such things as travelling with the team and wearing the Team India jersey. I was so excited in the midst of all this that I forgot my passport and mobile. However, I did not forget them but kept them somewhere. Now I have both of them with me.’
Travel Day ✅
The Journey Begins…
Excitement, happiness & more, ft. #TeamIndia Newcomers #ZIMvIND , @ParagRiyan , @IamAbhiSharma4 pic.twitter.com/YdhK5jldtW
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 3, 2024