India squad for Afghanistan T20 announced Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Return
The Men’s Selection Committee named a 16-member India squad for 3 Match T20 fixture against Afghanistan. India will play a total of three T20 matches in the series.
India squad for Afghanistan T20 : Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
India squad for Afghanistan T20
Kohli and Rohit return to India squad for Afghanistan T20
Afghanistan Tour of India, 2024 |
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| Sr. No. | Date | Venue |
| India vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I | Jan 11, Thu | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I | Jan 14, Sun | India vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I |
| India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I | Jan 17, Wed | India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I |
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to India squad for Afghanistan T20 after an absence of more than a year from the format for the three-match series against Afghanistan, India’s last T20I series before the T20 World Cup in June. Rohit has been named captain of the squad while those who led the side in his absence, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav, are injured and unavailable for selection.
Following the three T20Is against Afghanistan on January 11, 14 and 17, India go into a five-Test home series against England beginning on January 25, after which the players will disperse to join their respective IPL teams for the 2024 season, which will conclude only a couple of weeks before the T20 World Cup begins on June 1.
The three-match T20I series kickstarts in Mohali on January 11, 2024.
JAY SHAH
Honorary Secretary
