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Quote from: libert19 on Today at 07:39:29 AM

^ Such series are meant to groom young talent (including Gill captaining the team) and serve as testing ground for selectors to pick players for where it matters (i.e, WCs), this same team unlikely to be sent against big teams obviously.

There are a lot of young players on the Indian team, including captain Shubman. No doubt, this series aims to give them more international exposure and experience, helping them grow in maturity. But is it too early to give such responsibility to a player like Shubman? Regardless the current stage, the team needs to firmly believe they can beat any team in the world. Their mentality should be strong; otherwise, they might face more embarrassing moments.

Why would making Subhman captain be wrong or sending young squad be wrong? It's useless bilateral series, that too against Zimbabwe.

I feel this series is important for BCCI. Because in this series they are trying to find out which players are suitable for the Indian national team. And in this series the young Indian players will get a chance to become more experienced.

A few days ago India won the T20 series. However, none of the T20 World Cup winning squad players are with India in this series. BCCI has plenty of young and talented players. Playing against a big and experienced team, the young Indian players might not have played well. Because they are not experienced enough. So BCCI fielded a youth-reliant team against Zimbabwe. Since Zimbabwe is not very strong. So even if the performances of Indian young players are erratic, their chances of winning are high.