Samson Out Of Zim Tour /Gornoor Brar in "ODI Eng".

Sanju Samson left out of India's T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour

Shivam Dube replaces injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in ODI squad for England series

Sanju Samson was the Player of the Tournament in India's 2026 T20 World Cup victory

Sanju Samson has been left out of India's T20I squad for the three-match series in Zimbabwe later in July.

While the BCCI did not state a reason for Samson's exclusion - whether he was rested or dropped - he was among six changes to the T20I squad that is currently playing the five-match series in England.

Prasidh Krishna

Harshit Rana

Arshdeep Singh

Washington Sundar

Ravi Bishnoi

were the other players not included in the 15-member group - led by Shreyas Iyer - going to Zimbabwe.

Rinku Singh

Mayank Yadav

made comebacks to the T20I squad,

wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh

fast bowlers:

Yash Thakur

Ashok Sharma

left-arm spin allrounder Harsh Dubey got their maiden T20I call-ups.

Shivam Dube has been named as a replacement in the ODI squad for the three-match series that follows the ongoing T20I series

. India's ODI series in England ends on July 19 and they play the first T20I against Zimbabwe on July 23, followed by matches on July 25 and 26, all of which are in Harare.

Samson's absence from the squad follows him being left out of the playing XI for the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, where 15-year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became India's youngest men's debutant and opened the innings, scoring 14 off 10 balls. Samson had made scores of 5, 0 and 1 in two matches against Ireland in Belfast and the first T20I against England in Durham. Before IPL 2026, however, he had reeled off three consecutive half-centuries to lead India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title and was named the Player of the Tournament.

For Mayank, the call-up is a second chance in India's T20I squad after he played three matches in 2024 following a breakthrough IPL season where he hit speeds in excess of 150kph. Since then, however, he has been extremely injury prone and spent considerable time on the sidelines. He played only four matches for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026 and did not take a wicket, while conceding runs at 11.37 an over.

India T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour

Shreyas Iyer (capt), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Rinku Singh, Harsh Dubey, Varun Chakaravarathy, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh (wk).

India's updated ODI squad for England tour

Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Shivam Dube.