Ind Vs Afg 1st T20 LIVE: Pitch Report, Squads And Dream 11 Team Details

Ind vs Afg 1st T20 LIVE: Mohali's IS Bindra Stadium is all set to host an electrifying three-match series opener clash between India and Afghanistan. Ind vs Afg 1st T20 will be played on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 07:00 pm. The match will mark skipper Rohit Sharma's return to the shortest format almost after 14 months. Rohit played his last T20 international in November 2022 against England when India was knocked out of the ICC T20 World Cup. India vs Afghanistan matches are going to be important for team India as it will be the last international series for Rohit Sharma and men ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2024 slated to be held in the USA and the West Indies in June this year.

Chief selector for the men's cricket team Ajit Agarkar also managed to convince senior batter Virat Kohli for the Afghanistan series, but he will miss the first T20 citing personal reasons. The news of Kohli's absence was shared by head coach Rahul Dravid in the pre-match conference.

For the visitor, spin magician Rashid Khan will miss out on the series against one of the strongest opponents in the world, Team India, due to a back injury. The Afghanistan Army will be led by Ibrahim Zadran.

Ind vs Afg 1st T20 LIVE: Pitch Report

The pitch prepared by the Punjab Cricket Association, where the match will be played, offers a balanced help to batsmen and bowlers. Captains winning the toss might prefer to bat first as the pitch gradually becomes more challenging citing dew and weather support for the bowlers. Spinners can play a big role at this stadium as they may get an advantage from the track.

Ind vs Afg 1st T20 LIVE: Dream11 Team

Wicket Keepers: R Gurbaz

Batters: R Sharman(c), Y Jaiswal, S Gill, I Zadran

Allrounders: A Omarzai (vc)

Bowlers: Rashid Khan, K Yadav, A Singh, Naveen Ul Haq, M Kumar

Ind vs Afg 1st T20 LIVE: Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (C), S Gill, Y Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, W Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan: 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

RoKo are back! 🔥

.@ImRo45 & @imVkohli are back in #TeamIndia for the last T20i series before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 - the 3 T20I series vs #Afghanistan!

.@surya_14kumar and @hardikpandya7 miss out 😢

What do you think of this squad?#Cricket #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/5VPCKJsZou

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 7, 2024

⏩ Mujeeb Ur Rahman returns to the Afghanistan squad for T20I series vs India

⏩ Rashid Khan included but doubtful to play as he continues recovery after back surgery#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/5xDbovJhfW

— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 6, 2024