Ishan Kishan told through gestures that Shubman Gill was instigating him to hit 6 sixes, in which attempt he got out. The way he was batting in the second ODI against Afghanistan on Wednesday, it seemed that he would score 200 runs. There was a partnership of 224 runs between Ishan and Gill, due to which India was able to touch the 400-run mark in ODIs for the eighth time. BCCI shared the video after the match, in which a funny conversation was seen between the two.

Ishan Kishan said, “Brother, my 70 runs were reduced by hitting 6 sixes.” To this Gill said, “We had to kill you anyway.” Agreeing to this, Ishaan said, “Yes, I had to kill, 100 percent.”

In the video shared by BCCI, Ishan Kishan said, “The plan was very simple, wanted a good partnership. When Shubman Gill was batting, he wanted me to keep batting because the wicket was very good for the batsmen. We just wanted to dominate the bowlers.”

Shubman Gill had fun during the interview

When Ishaan was giving an interview, Shubman Gill was standing on the side and he said, “Was the plan not to give me strike for 5-6 overs?” On this, Ishaan laughed and said, “No, this was not the plan, I just wanted to be on strike when the spinners came.”

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On this, Gill retorted and said, “I will play 5 balls and take a single on the last ball.” Ishaan laughingly replied, “I did this for 2-3 overs in between.” Both of them started laughing at this.

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India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan. The third and last ODI of the series will be held on Saturday, June 20 in Chennai. Let us tell you that till date Afghanistan has not been able to defeat India in any format.

In the first ODI being played in Dharamshala, Afghanistan’s innings was limited to 194 runs, but when Rahmanullah Gurbaz was standing at the crease, it seemed that the score could go up to 230-240. He scored a century in 48 balls, that too when Afghanistan had a bad start and 3 wickets had fallen at 26. However, after the dismissal of Gurbaz, the Indian bowlers made a good comeback and bundled out the visiting team for 194. Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar, playing the debut match, took 3 wickets each.

Due to rain the match started with a delay of 4 hours 15 minutes. Shubman Gill chose bowling after winning the toss. Afghanistan had a bad start, Gurnoor Brar, playing the debut match, dismissed Ibrahim Zadran (1) in his first and second overs of the innings. Sediqullah Atal (0), who came at number three, was given out LBW by Arshdeep Singh. Rahmat Shah Zurmate (3), who came at number four, was also sent to the pavilion cheaply by Arshdeep. Afghanistan’s 3 wickets had fallen at the score of 26.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s record century

Wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant inning of 102 runs and created history, becoming the fastest batsman to score the fastest ODI century for Afghanistan. He completed his century in 48 balls. In ODI International, he has come at number 14 in terms of century in the fewest number of balls. His innings was ended by Nitish Kumar Reddy, who bowled Gurbaz on the third ball of the 16th over.

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Gurbaz scored 102 runs in 51 balls with the help of 8 sixes and 8 fours. After his dismissal, no other batsman except Azmatullah Omarzai played an important inning of 26 runs in 16 balls, taking Afghanistan to the score of 194. Rashid Khan (9), Mohammad Nabi (9) could not do anything special.

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Brar and Dubey took 3-3 wickets

Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar took 3-3 wickets. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Arshdeep Singh took 2-2 wickets. Brar took the first wicket in his very first over, after which he took 2 wickets in the 25th over.

The first match of the 3-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan will be held on Saturday. This match will start at 1:30 pm at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium. Till date, Afghanistan has not been able to defeat Team India in any format, but if these 5 of their players shine then there can be an upset in Dharamshala.

Rashid Khan

Spinner bowler Rashid Khan was a part of the Gujarat Titans team in IPL 2026, whose captain was Shubman Gill who is now the captain of Team India. Rashid must understand Gill’s strategy a bit, he has a lot of experience of playing in Indian pitches and environment, which can benefit him. Rashid has taken 5 wickets in 3 matches played against India in ODIs. He can also bat well in the lower order, if the match gets stuck then he can play the role of finisher.

Rashid Khan is the highest wicket taker for Afghanistan in ODIs. He has taken 210 wickets in 117 matches. There is no one among the Indian bowlers playing in this series, who has taken more wickets than Rashid.

Rehmanullah Gurbaz

Wicketkeeper batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the key player of the team, who has been a part of the team continuously for the last few years. 24-year-old Gurbaz has scored 1888 runs in 52 ODI matches for Afghanistan, he has scored 8 centuries and 7 half-centuries. Gurbaz also plays an important role from behind the wicket.

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Allah Ghazanfar

20-year-old young bowler Allah Ghazanfar was playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, he has been effective in Indian conditions. He took 15 wickets in 11 matches in the IPL that ended last month. He also knows Indian pitches very well. Talking about Ghazanfar’s ODI career, he has taken 23 wickets in 14 matches, he has taken five wicket haul twice.

Nangeyalia Kharot

India needs to be cautious of another young bowler from Afghanistan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, who is a mystery bowler. He has taken 13 wickets in 10 ODI matches. Although he could not take any wicket in the first Test against India, but the ODI format is different and here he can be effective.

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mohammed nabi

Mohammad Nabi is the player who has played the most ODI matches for Afghanistan, who can play an important role against India. He has scored 3762 runs in 176 ODI matches and taken 176 wickets. He has scored half-centuries in 2 out of 4 matches played against India.

India vs Afghanistan Test will be played at New PCA Stadium (Mullanpur) from Saturday. Earlier in the press conference on Friday, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir gave a big update regarding the playing 11. He talked about Rishabh Pant’s batting style and told that Sai Sudarshan will bat at number three.

Gautam Gambhir said, “Sai Sudarshan has not got proper opportunities. He has played most of his matches in England. I think he should get proper opportunities.” Talking about his performance in IPL, he said that he scored more than 700 runs.

Gambhir said, “We can select only 11 players and Sai’s form is not bad. He has scored more than 700 runs in IPL 2026. If we assess him on the basis of only 4-5 matches, then we will not be able to form any solid opinion.” He further said that in this match we will also have to find the option of the fourth spinner.

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Gautam Gambhir said, “Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey are very similar players, but there is a difference in the way they bowl. In this match, we will try to prepare our fourth spinner, because we will go with 4 spinners in Sri Lanka. Our preparation will be different on the New Zealand tour. I believe that you need good preparation for the Test.”

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Regarding Pant, Gambhir said in the press conference, “We do not want to change the batting style of Rishabh Pant, but in international cricket it is important for the players to respect the conditions of the match.”

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India vs Afghanistan test starts from Saturday. The toss will take place at 9 am, the match will start at 9:30 am each day. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

BCCI has announced the squad for the ODI series and the only Test against Afghanistan. Afghanistan will play the only Test on the India tour, which will be played in New Chandigarh from June 6 to 10. After this, the 3-match ODI series will start from June 14. There are a total of 4 players in Test and ODI who have got a place in Team India for the first time. Those players are Prince Yadav, Harsh Dubey, Manav Suthar and Gurnoor Brar. But due to his arrival, there are many players whose career is in danger.

There are Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar, who have been selected in the Test and ODI squads against Afghanistan. Prince Yadav has been included only in the ODI series and Manav Suthar has been included only in the Test squad. Although their performance will decide their future, but with their arrival the future of many other players is in danger.

Questions on the future of Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja

Harsh Dubey is an all-rounder player, who has got a place in Test and ODI. Akshar Patel has been dropped. Harsh is also a left-arm spinner, who can bat well and is being tried in place of Akshar. In such a situation, if Harsh Dubey performs effectively then Akshar Patel’s comeback will be difficult.

Talking about Ravindra Jadeja, he has also been rested, but Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar can take advantage of this opportunity and ensure their place in the future. Both of them are contenders to replace 37-year-old Jadeja, but for this they will have to take advantage of this opportunity.

Siraj’s return to ODI will be difficult, Shami’s career over?

Jasprit Bumrah will not play in both the formats against Afghanistan, he has been rested. Mohammad Siraj has got a place in Test, but not in ODI. Gurnoor Brar of Punjab and Prince Yadav of Delhi are fast bowlers, who have performed brilliantly in domestic. In such a situation, if these bowlers bowl well in powerplay and death overs, remain economical or take important wickets, then it will be very difficult for Siraj to return to the ODI team. Mohammed Shami has been ignored for a long time, if these bowlers succeed in making an impact then Shami’s international career may end.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s international career also over?

Bhuvi is bowling brilliantly in IPL 2026, he is taking wickets in the powerplay and no batsman has been seen scoring runs easily against him. He was not tried in the ODI squad against Afghanistan, Gurnoor Brar and Prince Yadav have been given a chance. From this it can be understood that BCCI is no longer considering the name of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Difficult for Rishabh Pant to return to ODI

Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has got a place in the Test, although he has been removed from the vice-captaincy. He has been dropped from ODIs, which indicates that he may not be a part of the plans for the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027. Although he has no fear of these 4 new players in his ODI comeback, questions are being raised on his future in ODI.