India, July 10 -- Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. The 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words how much the national call-up meant to him.

Recalling the moment, he said he cut short his gym session and rushed home to share his unbridled joy with his family.

The prolific Punjab Kings opener was hoping to get that special piece of news, having scored 500-plus runs in the last two IPL seasons. His recent outing for India A in Sri Lanka also fuelled that hope.

Prabhsimran was part of India's Asian Games in 2023 but did not get to play. If he gets to play in Harare, the soft-spoken batter knows he will...