Next-gen players take guard in Zimbabwe

IT'S been less than 48 hours since Indian fans brought Mumbai to a standstill.

- GOMESH S

The thousands of fans, who packed the streets of Marine drive, in the stands at Wankhede, celebrating the T20 World Cup-winning men's team, are probably still hung over in the euphoria they experienced. But, cricket, as they say, is a giant wheel that never stops.

Barely two days after the Indian contingent landed in the country with the ICC trophy, another men's team will be in action and that too, in the same format. This time, against Zimbabwe in Harare. This is nothing new at this point. After the 2022 T20 World Cup triumph, the England men stayed back in Australia for an inconsequential ODI series, which they lost 3-0. And that England team actually included nine members from the title-winning squad.