India vs Afghanistan T20I Schedule: Rohit Sharma-led Team India will face Ibrahim Zadran-spearheaded Afghanistan in the three-game T20I series, starting January 11. The two sides will face each other in the marquee series which marks the beginning of the T20 World Cup 2024 countdown.
Notably, the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan will be India’s last T20I series before the T20 World Cup 2024. The Men in Blue has got just three games to experiment with their lineup before they head to the World Cup event, which begins on June 1.
The India vs Afghanistan T20I series begins on January 11 in Mohali followed by the games in Indore and Bengaluru on January 14 and 17 respectively.
Team India’s squad for the T20I series was announced a couple of days ago. The Indian lineup had a string of surprises in it with the biggest of it being the retention of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Rohit Sharma will lead the side and is very likely to be the leader during the T20 World Cup 2024 as well. Virat Kohli has also managed to retain his place after the BCCI decided to move ahead in its approach post the T20 World Cup 2022.
The likes of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav will miss the three-match T20I leg due to their injuries. While Hardik is still recovering from an ankle injury that he sustained during the ODI World Cup 2023, Suryakumar Yadav is set to undergo sports hernia surgery.
Below is everything you need to know about India vs Afghanistan T20I – Schedule, Squads, India Playing11, Venue, IND vs AFG Live Streaming Details.
India vs Afghanistan T20I Schedule
| Day | Date | Match Details | Time (IST) | Venue |
| Thursday | January 11, 2024 | India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I | 7:00 PM | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Sunday | January 14, 2024 | India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20I | 7:00 PM | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Wednesday | January 17, 2023 | India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I | 7:00 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
India vs Afghanistan Venue Details
The T20I series will be held across three venues in Mohali, Indore and Bengaluru. All three venues are known to favour the batters. With shorter boundaries, it becomes a paradise for the batters to exploit the conditions on offer.
The average first-innings score of Mohali is the highest followed by Indore and then Bengaluru. All three venues will offer decent batting conditions and will assist the bowlers a wee bit towards the second innings.
Below are the other details of the venues listed for the India vs Afghanistan T20Is:
| Venues | Seating Capacity | Avg 1st Inn Score |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 40,000 | 155 |
| IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | 27000 | 183 |
| Holkar Stadium, Indore | 30000 | 164 |
India vs Afghanistan T20I Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Fareed Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.
India Playing11 vs Afghanistan
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
IND vs AFG Live Streaming Details
Sports18 and Colors Cineplex will air the IND vs AFG T20I series live, and JioCinema will stream the matches live on its app and website.
For more details head to ICC’s official website.