The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday (May 19) announced Team India for the one-off Test and 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan. 15-15 member squad released for Test and ODI. In both formats, the command was handed over to regular captain Shubman Gill. But there are 11 players in Team India, who are playing for Gujarat Titans in the current IPL 2026. Gill is also the captain of Gujarat.

We are not saying that players from Gujarat are included in the team, but the franchise itself shared a post on social media and told how 11 players in Team India released for the Afghanistan series are from Gujarat Titans. Let us tell you that this player is from both the squads.

7 players of GT in test squad- Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar and Gurnoor Brar.

3 players from Gujarat in ODI squad- Shubman Gill (captain), Washington Sundar and Gurnoor Brar.

GT at the heart of Captain Gill’s Team India for the ODI & Test Series Afghanistan! pic.twitter.com/yOaBX3qMRV

— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 19, 2026

4 Gujarat Titans players in the ODIs,
7 Gujarat Titans players in the Test.

– Gujarat Titans lobby has arrived to replace Mumbai Lobby. pic.twitter.com/E0suyLUFRu

— Ahmed Says (@AhmedGT_) May 19, 2026

India’s squad for the only test

Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Dhruv Jurel, Harsh Dubey.

India’s squad for ODI series

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.

Test and ODI series schedule

First, the only Test between India and Afghanistan will be played at the Maharaja Yudhveer Singh International Stadium in New Chandigarh. The competition will start from June 06.

The ODI series will start from June 14. The last match will be held on June 20. The first match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. The second ODI will be held on June 17 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The third and last 50 over match of the series will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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