India Squad For Afghanistan T20Is Live Updates: Jay Shah May Take The Big Call Regarding Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma

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India Squad For T20Is vs Afghanistan, Live Updates: Fresh report states that India’s squad announcement for T20Is against Afghanistan is being delayed due to the dilemma over the selection of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. According to news agency PTI, the Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah might take the ‘big call’ on the selection of the two veteran batters. Meanwhile, visitors Afghanistan have released their 19-member squad for the upcoming challenge in India. Ibrahim Zadran will be leading the side as Rashid Khan might miss the series as he is currently recovering from back surgery. Stars like Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi and Naveen-ul-Haq are also in the squad.

Here are the Live Updates of India’s squad announcement for Afghanistan T20Is:

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January06202421:54 (IST)

IND vs AFG Squad Live: Jay Shah to take the ‘big call’?

As per a PTI report, BCCI secretary Jay Shah might be required to take a decision on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. “It will be on Jay (Shah) how much he can empower (Ajit) Agarkar’s committee. As of now you need to accommodate both or drop both. The sensible thing would be to include both for Afghanistan and not make any promise for World T20 till the IPL performance is monitored,” a former national selector told the news agency on the condition of anonymity.

January06202419:56 (IST)

IND vs AFG Squad Live: Will Rohit, Virat Be Selected?

A report in PTI has claimed that the Indian squad against Afghanistan is being delayed as the management is taking time to take a call on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. “Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar had flown into South Africa during the second Test to talk to the two veterans, and both have made themselves available. But there are too many external factors, and eventually, the BCCI’s all-powerful secretary Jay Shah might be required to take a decision,” read a part of the report. To read in detail, CLICK HERE

January06202418:35 (IST)

IND vs AFG Squad Live Updates: “Afghanistan no longer underdogs”

ACB Chairman Mr. Mirwais Ashraf said: “We are delighted to be embarking on our maiden tour to India for a three-match series. India is the top-ranked side in the world and it’s very pleasing to witness AfghanAtalan competing in a three-match T20I against them. We believe that AfghanAtalan are no longer underdogs & have excelled well in the recent past and we look forward to a highly competitive series against India.”

January06202418:16 (IST)

IND vs AFG Squad Live Updates: A look Changes in Afghanistan team

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who missed the recently held three-match T20I series against UAE, makes a comeback in the team. Ikram Alikhil, who was part of the reserves against the UAE, is now in the main squad as the backup wicketkeeper-batter.

January06202418:02 (IST)

IND vs AFG Squad Live Updates: Injury concern for Afghanistan

“Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s regular T20I Captain, has been included in the squad but might not feature in any game as he recovers from the back surgery he recently underwent. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Zadran, who led Afghanistan to a 2-1 series victory against the UAE in Sharjah, will continue to lead Afghanistan against India as well,” informed the Afghanistan Cricket Board in a release.

January06202417:44 (IST)

Live Updates: Afghanistan’s T20I squad for India series is out!

Afghanistan have announced their squad for the upcoming three-match series against India. See it here –

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 6, 2024January06202417:13 (IST)

IND Squad for AFG T20Is Live: Piyush Chawla on Kohli-Rohit

“You can look at it differently as well because Kohli and Rohit must be thinking the other way (Asked if they will carry baggage from the past). They want to do something special to really win the World Cup. You don’t think like there is baggage or something because once you are on the field, you don’t think about what happened in the past, you are just living that current situation. If you ask me personally, I would say that experience matters in crunch situations,” Piyush Chawla told Star Sports.

January06202415:44 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Wait continues for India squad

The squad for India A for the matches against England has announced. However, the wait still continues for the squad of the senior team for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The fans eagerly waiting to see whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be named in the squad. 

January06202415:16 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: India A squad announced

The Men’s Selection Committee named a 13-member India ‘A’ squad for a 2-day warm-up fixture & the first multi-day match against England Lions. India ‘A’ will play a total of 3 multi-day matches in the tour.

Squad: Abhimanyu Easwaran (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, KS Bharat (WK), Manav Suthar, Pulkit Narang, Navdeep Saini, Tushar Deshpande, Vidwath Kaverappa, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Akash Deep

January06202414:16 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Will Shami return to sction?

Pacer Mohammed Shami, who stunned everyone with his heroic performance in the ODI World Cup 2023, has been out of action due to an injury on his left heel. He missed out on the T20I series against Australia, followed by he tour of South Africa. However, it will be interesting to see whether he returns to actions against Afghanistan. 

January06202412:40 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: End of road for Kohli?

There are speculations that Virat Kohli might miss the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli hasn’t played the T20I cricket since World Cup 2022. However, the star India batter is in great form. It will be interesting to see the development of how the team gets formed ahead of the marquee event. 

January06202411:57 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Impressive Yashasvi Jaiswal

Talented opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is emerging as a reliable opening batter for Team India. From his exploits with the bat for Rajasthan Royals to many match-winning knocks for Team India, Jaiswal is highly likely to find himself a place in the Afghanistan series as well as the T20 World Cup.  

January06202410:39 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Will Rinku Singh get a chance?

Kolkata Knight Riders star batter Rinku Singh grabbed a lot of limelight with his heroics in IPL 2023. He then went on to make his name in international cricket and played many fine knocks for Team India. He will now look to contribute more in the series against Afghanistan, followed by the much-awaited T20 World Cup in June. 

January06202410:09 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: No Virat Kohli in World Cup?

Amid all the reports, another shocking rumor that is making headlines these days is star batter Virat Kohli might miss the T20 World Cup 2024. However, there’s no official confirmation regarding this news. 

January06202409:24 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: 5-match series vs England

After the three T20Is against Afghanistan, Team India will be going up against England in a lengthy five-match Test series at home. The series will kick start from January 25 with the first Test being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 

January06202409:05 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Rohit to lead India in WC?

India skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have not played T20I cricket since World Cup 2022. However, the latest reports have suggested that they have made themselves available for selection for the T20Is against Afghanistan. As all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been out due to injury, there are rumors on social media that it will be Rohit, who will be leading Team India in the T20I World Cup 2024. 

January06202408:56 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Good morning

Hello and good morning to our live coverage of India’s squad announcement for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. The series will get underway from January 11. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

January05202421:03 (IST)

T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule Live –

The 55 games of the competition will be played across six different venues in the West Indies (Kensington Oval, Barbados; Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad; Providence Stadium, Guyana; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua; Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia; Arnos Vale Stadium, St Vincent) and three venues in the USA (Eisenhower Park, New York; Lauderhill, Florida; and Grand Prairie, Texas).

January05202419:51 (IST)

T20 WC 2024 Live Updates: A look at India’s group matches again –

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 5, 2024January05202419:40 (IST)

T20 WC 2024 Schedule Live Updates –

The group stage matches will be held from June 1 to June 18. Meanwhile, the Super 8 stage will be played from June 19 to June 24.

January05202419:33 (IST)

T20 WC 2024 Live Updates: A look at the format –

A total of 20 teams will be participating in the tournament with four groups of five-team each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 8 stage. The advanced teams will then be divided into two groups of four-team each before the two toppers of both the groups entering the semi-finals.

January05202419:27 (IST)

T20 WC 2024 Live Updates: Schedule of knockout matches –

The two semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played on June 26 and 27, while the final of the tournament will be played on 29.

January05202419:15 (IST)

Live Updates: India’s T20 WC fixtures

India’s schedule in T20 World Cup 2024:

India vs Ireland on June 5th.
India vs Pakistan on June 9th.
India vs USA on June 12th.
India vs Canada on June 15th.

– All games in USA….!!!!! pic.twitter.com/WzYYLyUBW3

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 5, 2024January05202419:09 (IST)

Live Updates: India vs Pakistan match to be held on..

The mouth-watering clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be played on June 9. This highly anticipated game will be played in the iconic city of New York. 

January05202419:07 (IST)

Live Updates: T20 World Cup to begin on…

The T20 World Cup 2024 will kick-start from June 1 in USA. The World Cup will be co-hosted by USA and West Indies. 

January05202419:02 (IST)

Live Updates: Schedule for the T20 WC to be announced

In a few moments from now, the schedule for the T20 World Cup 2024 will be announced. The telecast is going live on Star Sports. 

January05202418:36 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Talented Yashasvi Jaiswal

Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is slowly cementing his place in the Indian team. Jaiswal, who made his international debut against West Indies in 2023, is one of the most talented batters of the coming generation. It is highly likely that Jaiswal will not only be named in the Afghanistan series but also in the squad for the T20 World Cup. 

January05202417:11 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Squad for England Tests to be announced

Apart from the squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, there are chances that India’s squad for the first two Tests against England will be announced squad today. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

January05202416:30 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Suryakumar Yadav to miss

Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav picked up an injury during the recent series against South Africa. He is currently recovering from the injury and will be missing out on the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, 

January05202416:25 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Hardik’s absence

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who led the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma, will be missing out on the series against Afghanistan. The newly-appointed Mumbai Indians skipper picked up an injury during the ODI World Cup 2023 and is currently out of action.

January05202415:53 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Bumrah and Siraj likely to be rested

The report also claims that the pace duo of Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah are likely to be rested, having been at the center of action in South Africa. There continues to remain a question mark on the availability of Mohammed Shami, who didn’t feature in any of the two Tests in South Africa.

January05202415:45 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Bumrah’s immense contributions

Apart from Siraj, another player who whole-heartedly contributed in India’s historic win in the second Test was pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Just like Siraj, Bumrah also took six wickets and helped India to bowl out the Proteas for 176 in their second innings. He also emerged as the joint Player of the Series, along with Dean Elgar. 

January05202415:34 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Siraj’s fiery performance

The recently-concluded Test series between India and South Africa will be fondly remembered for Mohammed Siraj. The Indian pacer registered a marvelous six-wicket haul in the second match and helped Team India bundle out the Proteas for 55. He also bagged the Player of the Match award for his performance. 

January05202415:23 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: India’s draw against South Africa

Team India will be coming to this series after playing a 1-1 draw against South Africa in a two-match series. After losing the first match by an innings and 32 runs, Team India registered a massive seven-wicket victory in the second game. That match also turned also turned out to be the shortest Test in the history of cricket. 

January05202415:12 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Preparations for the WC

The upcoming three-match T20I series will be the only T20Is for Team India, ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted by USA in June. India will be putting their best foot forward, in order to prepare for the marquee event. 

January05202414:58 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Will Rohit, Kohli return?

Many reports have suggested that India skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli have made themselves available for selections for the T20I series against Afghanistan. The duo last featured in a T20 international back in the 2022 T20 World Cup and have since been playing only Tests and ODIs.

January05202414:46 (IST)

India Squad for Afghanistan series Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India’s squad announcement for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

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