Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium is set to host the first of the three-match T20I series between India and Afghanistan on January 11. The men in blue will play a T20 match at the venue for the first time since 2022. But how have they performed overall? Let us know...
Not long ago, Ishan Kishan was an all-format player for India. Perhaps, he also made it to the playing XI in the first two matches for India at the ODI World Cup. Come January 2024, he is not part of any team, more so, there is no update around his availability either.
The contest between India and Afghanistan will be the former's last T20I series before the T20 World Cup slated to be played in June. On the other hand, Afghanistan will play countries like Sri Lanka and Ireland in T20Is leading into the marquee tournament.
Returning to play the format at the international level for the first time in 14 months, Virat Kohli will be keen on making a telling contribution in the series against Afghanistan. Moreover, he would also want to score runs at a fair clip, point that is debated among experts more often than not.
The three-match T20I series between India and Afghanistan is set to commence on January 11. This is the first ever bilateral series between the two countries. Both teams had last played in India in the only Test which was also the first game for Afghanistan in the format.
Former India World Cup winner Kris Srikkanth talked about why Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were keen to make a comeback into the T20 team. Srikkanth's prediction came true as both returned to India's squad for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to return to the shortest format for the first time since November 2022 in the series against Afghanistan. The three-match T20I series, the first ever bilateral contest between India and Afghanistan, is set to commence on January 11.
The BCCI announced a 16-man India squad for a three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. The squad marked a return for the two senior pros Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who would be playing the shortest format for India after a long gap of 14 months, for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022.
Sanju Samson, the recent centurion for India in the ODIs against South Africa, has returned to the T20 squad for the upcoming Afghanistan series. Samson last played a T20I for India against Ireland and will hope to make a mark as he will be playing alongside the first-choice stars after a long time.
IND vs AFG head-to-head: Afghanistan will be traveling to India for their maiden bilateral T20I series against the Men in Blue. The two teams have previously met each other in T20Is in the World Cup and Asia Cup.
Afghanistan will tour India for a three-match T20I series starting from January 11. They have named a 19-member squad for the series against India. Notably, Mujeeb has made a return.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two senior pros of the Indian cricket team, who haven't played the T20 format since the T20 World Cup last year are still in the fray for the 2024 edition. The selectors gave the young guns a free pass in the T20Is to do their thing and many of them were impressive.
India locked horns against Bangladesh in the 17th match of the ongoing World Cup and won their fourth consecutive game of the tournament. Yet again, the bowlers set up the victory for India and then the batters, led by Virat Kohli, did the job for the team.
Team India has started its campaign on a high in the World Cup 2023. The hosts have managed to win both their matches - against Australia and Afghanistan. In both matches, India chased down totals of 200 and 273 registering wins by six and eight wickets respectively.
India defeated Afghanistan in a clinical manner to win their second consecutive game in the ongoing World Cup. They put up a much more improved batting display against the Afghans as compared to their World Cup opener against the Pat Cummins-led Australia.
Afghanistan opted to bat first after winning the toss in their second World Cup 2023 match against India in Delhi. However, they lost their opener Ibrahim Zadran early with Jasprit Bumrah striking for India. The hosts have made one change while Afghanistan are unchanged.
Team India is going to play its second match of ODI World Cup against Afghanistan. Everyone's eyes will be on Rohit Sharma in this match.
Team India will be bowling first against Afghanistan in their second game in the World Cup 2023 after Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11. Team India made once change to their line-up from the side that played the first game.
India will take on Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11 in their second match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match. Delhi has been sunny mostly apart from a few spurts of rain here or there in the last couple of weeks but it has been clear mostly.
India vs Afghanistan, Highlights: Jasprit Bumrah recorded his best World Cup spell of 4/39 before India's skipper Rohit Sharma scored a record-shattering ton to take India home by eight wickets against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
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