The unusual arrangement will see Afghanistan officially host India on Indian soil, a first in their cricketing history against the Indian side. India and Afghanistan are set to begin a three match T20I series in Delhi on September 13, with all three games taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Shreyas Iyer’s team enters the series after a difficult stretch in the shortest format. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi India And Afghanistan Squads India squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Thakur. Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Noor Rahman (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai and Naveen-ul-Haq.
The T20I assignment comes at an important stage for India, who are preparing for the Asian Games beginning on September 24. India suffered a 2-0 series defeat against Ireland before England completed a 4-0 victory in a five match T20I series, with the opening match washed out. India subsequently had an ODI setback against England, losing that series 2-1, before recovering some momentum during their white ball campaign in Zimbabwe. India vs Afghanistan T20I Schedule Date Match Time (IST) Venue September 13 1st T20I 7:00 p.m. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi September 15 2nd T20I 7:00 p.m. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi September 17 3rd T20I 7:00 p.m. Yash Thakur was brought into the squad after Harshit Rana was ruled out following a rectus femoris strain suffered during a match simulation on September 7.
