India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav and Avesh Khan came into the playing XI for the hosts while Afghanistan made four changes to their team.
The pace all-rounder scored two back-to-back fifties and took one wicket each in the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan to witness a big jump in both the ICC men's T20I batting and all-rounder rankings on Wednesday.
In-form pacer Arshdeep Singh took three wickets and Axar Patel bagged two to help India bowl out Afghanistan on just 172 runs at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium. Then Mumbai cricketers Jaiswal and Dube registered fifties each to guide India to an easy win.
After a dominating six-wicket in Mohali, the Indian cricket team hosts Afghanistan in the second T20I game at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Virat Kohli and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal are tipped to make the playing eleven after missing the opener.
The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter received a maiden national team call-up for the upcoming Test series against England on Friday and he scored a quick fifty for India A in their first tour match against England Lions on Saturday.
The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter from Uttar Pradesh was a surprise name on the list when the BCCI announced a squad for the first two Test matches against England on Friday. But Jurel boasts impressive numbers in domestic cricket and IPL to justify his selection.
Indian cricket team host England in the five-match Test series starting on January 25 and have named a strong squad for the first two matches. Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan misses out again due to personal reasons.
"If you look at the World Cup venues, the wicket will be a bit tricky. India will need the experience of Rohit and Kohli there. Kohli is about to make 12000 runs in T20 cricket. So, their presence will boost India's batting and will certainly better India," Raina said.
Rohit Sharma returns after 14 months to captain the Indian cricket team in the first T20I match against Afghanistan at Mohali's PCA IS Bindra Stadium on Thursday. Virat Kohli is also back to T20I cricket but misses the opening game of the series due to personal reasons.
Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team enters the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan as favourites as they remain unbeaten in five matches played between the two teams with four wins and one game abandoned.
Ahead of the first T20I against Afghanistan in Mohali, India's head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed that the star cricketer Virat Kohli will miss out on the opener due to personal reasons and also revealed Rohit Sharma's opening partner.
Despite scoring two fifties against Australia in the T20I series after World Cup 2023, the wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan was dropped from the team for the recent South Africa tour and now also misses out on the squad for the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan.
Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma last played T20I cricket during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final but are set to make their return to the shortest format of the game in the upcoming series against Afghanistan starting on January 11.
Star Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to make their T20I return after a gap of 14 months and are also expected to make the team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA starting on January 1.
In-form Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad suffered a finger injury and missed the recent T20I series against South Africa and remains unavailable for the selection for the upcoming three-match home series against Afghanistan starting on January 11.
"India can produce different pitches: it doesn't have to turn. We've seen how potent their seam attack has been recently. I'm sure the pitches will turn: it's whether or not they'll turn from day one, which potentially negates a bit of their strength in their seam," Bairstow said.
India and Pakistan are drawn in Group A of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and both teams will clash against each other in the high-voltage affair at New York's Eisenhower Park on June 9. Co-host USA are also named in Group A alongside Ireland and Canada.
Australia secured their ongoing Test series against Pakistan and are also favourites to win the ongoing third match in Sydney. On the other hand, India slipped to second place after levelling the two-match red-ball series against South Africa on Thursday.
India pace all-rounder Shardul Thakur remains doubtful for the second Test match against South Africa while pacers Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan wait on the bench and might get a chance at Newlands, Cape Town.
After a disappointing end to the year 2023, the Indian men's cricket team will clash against hosts South Africa in the 2nd Test match at Cape Town's Newlands starting on January 3, 2024, in the hope of avoiding a series loss.
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