Royals captain Sanju Samson returns to Team India's T20I squad, alongside teammates Yashasvi Jaiswal and Avesh Khan as India gear up to face Afghanistan in a 3-match T20I series.
IND v AFG: Schedule
1st T20I - January 11, Mohali
2nd T20I - January 14, Indore
3rd T20I - January 17, Bengaluru
The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on Sunday announced the Indian squad that also sees two big comebacks in Rohit Sharma, who returns as captain, and Virat Kohli, both set to appear for India in the shortest format after a year-long gap.
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Sanju last featured in India's T20I tour of Ireland in August 2023, while Yashasvi was part of the recently concluded series against South Africa. Avesh Khan was also seen in action of late, featuring in the series against Australia last month.
This will be India's last T20I series before the much-anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 kicks off in the USA and the West Indies on June 1.
Full India squad: Rohit Sharma (C), 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
Full Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan
