Samson dropped, Prabhsimran called up in India squad for Zimbabwe tour

2 min readJul 6, 2026 07:19 PM IST

Gautam Gambhir Head Coach of India and Shreyas Iyer (C) of India during a training session at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England on June 30, 2026.

Photo: Deepak Malik / CREIMAS for BCCI

Sanju Samson has been dropped while Prabhsimran Singh has got a maiden called up to the India squad as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-man squad on Monday for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Ishan Kishan has been listed as the wicketkeeper in the squad and Prabhsimran could be back up for him with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also finding a place. Sooryavanshi, who replaced Samson at the top of the order when he made his international debut in the second T20I against England on Saturday, could be first-choice opener in the tour along with Abhishek Sharma.

Apart from Prabhsimran, Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur have also earned maiden call-ups while Rinku Singh makes a return to the squad. The series will be played entirely in Harare, with three T20I matches scheduled for July 23, 25 and 26.

India’s squad for Zimbabwe: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakaravarathy, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh (WK).

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