'Means a lot to me': Deshpande makes debut against Zimbabwe

Medium pacer Tushar Deshpande made his T20I debut, replacing Avesh Khan in India's playing XI for the fourth T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare. The Chennai Super Kings pacer has 42 wickets from 36 IPL matches. Deshpande joins Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, and Sai Sudharsan as debutants in this series. The five-match series concludes with a doubleheader, where India, led by Shubman Gill, aims to capitalize on their 2-1 lead, with Washington Sundar and Ravi Bishnoi excelling in the middle overs.