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Revealed on: Jan 08, 2024
On anticipated strains, senior cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been included within the Indian workforce for the T20I sequence towards Afghanistan. The Males in Blue will play three T20Is towards Afghanistan, beginning January 11 in Mohali. The sequence will mark the return of Kohli and Rohit to the T20I format. They lasted represented India within the format within the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, the place the Males in Blue went all the way down to England within the semi-final in Adelaide.
Following the surprising 10-wicket drubbing by the hands of the Englishmen within the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final, it appeared like Kohli and Rohit’s T20I careers have been roughly over. Nonetheless, the harm woes of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was earmarked as the subsequent T20I captain, have pressured the selectors to go for a change in plan. It didn’t assist issues that stand-in T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav has additionally been dominated out of the T20I sequence towards Afghanistan as a result of an ankle harm he sustained in South Africa.
Confirming the squad for the three-match sequence towards Afghanistan, the BCCI selectors introduced again Rohit as captain. Clamor for his return as T20I chief was rising within the wake of his stupendous displaying within the 2023 ODI World Cup. By the way, whereas Rohit is again as India’s T20I captain, Pandya just lately changed him as Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper.
Other than Rohit and Kohli, Sanju Samson, who struck his maiden worldwide hundred in South Africa, has additionally been included within the T20I squad for the Afghanistan sequence. Jitesh Sharma is the opposite keeper-batter within the workforce, whereas there is no such thing as a place for Ishan Kishan, who had requested for relaxation from the Check sequence towards South Africa.
Senior cricketers Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have additionally been rested for the sequence, whereas opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is unavailable as he’s nonetheless recovering from an harm he suffered throughout the South Africa tour. All-rounder Shivam Dube finds a spot within the workforce in Pandya’s absence.
The three T20Is will likely be performed in Mohali (January 11), Indore (January 14) and Bengaluru (January 17).
India’s squad for 3 T20Is towards Afghanistan: 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
–By A Cricket Correspondent
