Team India announced for ODI series against Afghanistan! 4 players each from Mumbai Indians and CSK included

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-08-2024

Team India: The upcoming schedule of the Indian cricket team is going to be very busy. Actually, this team is going to be a part of many bilateral series continuously. In the same sequence, Team India will also be seen playing a three-match ODI series with Afghanistan.

Through this article, we are going to reveal what India's 15-member probable squad is going to be like for the upcoming series. Let us tell you that 4-4 players each from IPL franchises Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are going to be included. Let us know the whole thing in detail.

Team India's schedule with Afghanistan

Team India

India and Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) are going to play a series of one Test and three ODIs in the coming time. Team India will be seen hosting the upcoming series. Let us tell you that it will be organized in the year 2026. At present, BCCI has not released its schedule. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India will soon release it on its official website.

Shubman Gill will captain Team India

In the ODI series against Afghanistan, the Indian team management can rest its senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja etc. In such a situation, the command of the team can be handed over to Shubman Gill instead of Hitman.

It is worth noting that he is being called the future captain of India. This is the reason why Team India recently went to Sri Lanka to play T20 and ODI series and Gill was given the responsibility of vice-captain in both the series.

Chance for 4-4 players from MI-CSK

In the year 2026, the Indian team is going to play a three-match ODI series with Afghanistan at home, in which the selectors can give a chance to as many young players as possible. Also, 4-4 players from IPL franchises Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) can be given a place in the squad. Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, Nihal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal can get a chance from Mumbai. On the other hand, Rituraj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande and Sameer Rizvi can be given a big opportunity from CSK.

India's probable squad for the ODI series against Afghanistan:

Shubman Gill (captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, Nihal Wadhera, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Sai Sudarshan, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper) and Akash Madhwal.

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