<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=IND+vs+AFG+2024" rel="nofollow">IND vs AFG 2024</a>: No Virat Kohli in the 1st T20I Match against Afghanistan due to personal reasons- Reports:?As per the latest Reports, The Chase Master Virat Kohli will not be available for the first T20I game against Afghanistan, which will be played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on January 11, 2024. The Match between both teams is set to start at 7:00 PM (IST).



Virat Kohli and <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Rohit+Sharma" rel="nofollow">Rohit Sharma </a>were set to return to Team India?s T20I side after the ICC Men?s T20I World Cup 2024 but now, it is almost confirmed that he will see only Rohit Sharma in the first T20I game whereas King Kohli will make his comeback in the second T20I game. Both the players haven?t played a single T20I game for the Indian Team since 14 months.



India and Afghanistan will be playing the three-match T20I series in India, which is scheduled to start from January 11, 2024, to January 17, 2024. All three games will be played at three different venues in India, the first match will be played in Mohali, the second in Indore and the third in Bengaluru.&nbsp;



Virat Kohli will play his first T20I game after the T20 World Cup 2022 at Holkar Stadium in Indore, which will be played on January 14, 2024. This T20I series will be the last bilateral series of the Indian Team to prepare for the ICC Men?s T20 World Cup 2024, which is set to start from June 1, 2024.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs AFG 2024: Head Coach Rahul Dravid Confirms Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal set to open:</h2>



In the Press conference, Indian Team head coach <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/?s=Rahul+Dravid" rel="nofollow">Rahul Dravid</a> revealed that Rohit Sharma, who is returning to the T20I side after 14 months will be opening with Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal in the first T20I game against Afghanistan at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs AFG 2024 1st T20I Team India Probable Playing XI:</h2>



Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs AFG 2024, Team India Squad:</h2>



Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.



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IND vs AFG 2024: No Virat Kohli in the 1st T20I Match against Afghanistan Due to the Personal Reasons- Reports

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IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: 2 Changes Team India can make in 3rd T20I against Afghanistan: With an aim to sweep Afghanistan in the three-match T20I series, Team India will lock horns against the Afghans on January 17, 2023, in Bengaluru. The third T20I between India and Afghanistan will be held at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. 



Team India convincingly won the first two games of the series held in Mohali and Indore respectively. The Men in Blue have managed to walk past Afghanistan in both the T20Is by six wickets owing to the team effort.



All-rounder Shivam Dube has been India's key player in the first two games, scoring 123 runs at a strike rate of over 170. The left-arm batter scored 60 runs in the opening contest and supplemented it with another unbeaten 63 in the second game in Indore.



Dube's performances have turned out to be a game-changer for the Indian team, who has been looking for a decent pace-bowling all-rounder, who could replace Hardik Pandya. Though it is too early to compare Shivam Dube with senior all-rounder Hardik Pandya, the former has shown enough substance to challenge the latter.



Besides Shivam Dube, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also looked in great nick as he scored a fine half-century in the second game. Jaiswal scored 68 runs in 34 deliveries in Indore.



In the bowling department, it has been Axar Patel who has stood out from the rest so far. The spinner has scalped four wickets in two outings and was adjudged the 'Player of the Match' in the second game against Afghanistan. Besides him, young Arshdeep Singh has scalped three wickets followed by Shivam Dube, who has got two in his bag.



With the T20I series already under team India's control, Rohit Sharma might look to enforce some changes into the playing11 and give chances to the players who have warmed benches so far.



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: 2 Changes Team India can make in 3rd T20I</h2>



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Ravi Bishnoi hasn't proved his worth so far in the ongoing T20I series and is likely to be replaced by Kuldeep Yadav. Bishnoi has only picked two wickets in the two games at an average of 37.



In another change, Team India could bench wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma and allow Sanju Samson during the IND vs AFG 3rd T20I. Jitesh Sharma has performed decently so far in the two games, but he hasn't made an outrageous impact with the bat to seal his place in the team. 



Sanju Samson has the ability to be a match-winner and his IPL stats are proof of that. However, the glovesman needs to prove himself again in the international stage.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">India?s Playing11 for 3rd T20I against Afghanistan</h2>



Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma/Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.



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IND vs AFG 3rd T20I: Jitesh Sharma OUT, Sanju Samson IN, 2 Changes Team India can make in 3rd T20I against Afghanistan

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India are again in the finals of another ICC Tournament. India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

IND vs AUS: INDIA Beat AUSTRALIA in SEMIFINAL; Enters the FINAL of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

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India National Cricket Team also were magnificent in the field as likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and others gave their best.

Watch: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma give mouthful to Kuldeep Yadav for his fielding blunder during ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final

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Pakistan cricket squad: Pakistan's ODI and T20I teams for the forthcoming tour of New Zealand have been revealed. Following the Champions Trophy fiasco, the teams have undergone significant alteration. Shadab Khan has returned, while Mohammad Rizwan is no longer the T20I captain.

PAK vs NZ: Babar Azam dropped, Salman Ali Agha the captain as PCB unveil Pakistan's squad for the New Zealand series

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With the India vs Australia semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 around the corner, Ravichandran Ashwin has suggested India's ways to stop Travis Head.

Rohit Sharma given strict orders on how to stop Travis Head in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is all set to make a massive announcement related to the T20I captaincy of the team.

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