The India Cricket Team for the IND vs AFG T20I series has been announced. Rohit Sharma returns to the team as the captain. India have fielded a strong team for the final 3 T20I matches before the T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli too makes a return to the team after a long span of 14 months.
The Men in Blue are gearing up for their preparation for the 2024 T20 World Cup which is just 5 months away. Though the IPL is there, but this series is of utmost importance for Team India. The series against the Pathans will be the last 3 T20I matches for India before the mega tournament.
India has fielded a strong team for the 3 match series. In the absence of injured Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma returns to lead the squad. Rohit has been in stunning form after a splendid outing in the ODI World Cup. Reports further claim that he is likely to lead the squad in the T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli too returns to the shortest format. Both Kohli and Rohit last featured for India back in the T20 World Cup of last year. Kohli who was the highest run getter in ODI World Cup has been in tremendous form off late.
On the other hand, Sanju Samson returns to the shortest format of the game after his heroics in IND vs SA ODI series. In terms of the bowling department, it is a rather young pace lineup, with the usual suspects like Siraj and Bumrah getting much needed rest before IND vs ENG Test series.
India T20I squad vs AFG: Rohit Sharma (C), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
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