Riyan Parag misplaces passport and two phones in excitement of traveling to Zimbabwe with Team India

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Riyan Parag, the 22-year-old Rajasthan Royals, misplaced his passport and two phone moments before boarding the flight to Zimbabwe. The star batter is likely to make his India debut in the first T20I against Zimbabwe on July 6.

The Assam cricketer revealed that he misplaced his passport and phones in excitement of travelling with the Indian team on his maiden tour. He said he had always dreamt of wearing the 'Indian team clothes' and travelling with the team.

"From my childhood, I had dreamed of travelling like this. We play cricket a lot but other things which come with, like travelling with the team and wearing the Indian team clothes," Riyan Parag said in a video posted by the BCCI on Wednesday, July 3.

"So excited that I forgotten my passport, my phone. I have not forgotten but I misplaced them. I have it now. It's a new team. Almost a very new team. A lot of new faces in the Indian squad but a lot of old faces as well as I have played with them a lot.

"A young boy from Assam was always dreaming about this. Now it has finally come true. A lot of happiness is there. And Zimbabwe will have a special connection. Whenever I play my first match, it will be a special moment for that ground and myself, which will be very secret," Parag added.

The young Indian brigade landed in Zimbabwe capital Harare in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The team is expected to have a rest day before getting into the net practice sessions.

"After my passport, two phones, we are finally here. 20-hour journey, got our room keys, heading back to the room, really looking forward to the tour, signing out," Riyan Parag said to conclude the video.

India’s squad for 1st & 2nd T20I against Zimbabwe:

Shubman Gill (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudharsan, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Harshit Rana.