Team India: A series of 3 T20 matches was played between Team India and Afghanistan (IND VS AFG) in the beginning of the year 2024. In this T20 series, the team won the T20 series 3-0 under the leadership of former T20 format captain Rohit Sharma. After winning the T20 series, Team India also won the T20 World Cup 2024 edition.

For your information, let us tell you that BCCI and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have talked to each other and have talked about organizing another T20 series between the two teams. According to reports in the media, the selection committee may give a chance to 7 Indian players playing from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to join the team squad.

Afghanistan T20 series to be held in September 2026

If we look at the future tour planning of Team India, a series of 3 T20 matches is going to be played between Team India and Afghanistan in the month of September 2026.

This T20 series against Afghanistan may not be played on Indian soil but on Afghanistan's home ground. Currently, the Afghanistan team is also playing its home matches in India. In such a situation, it is believed that the T20 series between Team India and Afghanistan (IND VS AFG) will also be held in India.

Shubman Gill may get the captaincy of the team

Team India's star batsman Shubman Gill is currently holding the post of vice-captain for the Indian team. After the T20 World Cup 2026, Team India's current T20 format captain Suryakumar Yadav may leave the captaincy. In such a situation, it can be almost certain that the selection committee will give the responsibility of captaining the team in the Afghanistan T20 series to Shubman Gill.

7 players of KKR can get a chance

According to media reports, the Indian Selection Committee is very impressed with the T20 game of the Indian players playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL cricket.

Due to which it is believed that 7 Indian players who are currently playing for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) can get a chance in the squad of Team India for the Afghanistan T20 series. The names of these players can be included as Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Angrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma and Harshit Rana.

Team India's probable team squad for Afghanistan T20 series

Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Angreesh Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana