The 3 match ODI series between India and Afghanistan is starting from today. Team India’s journey of preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup is starting from this series. Senior batsmen like captain Shubhman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul will be seen in action but Virat Kohli is out of this ODI series due to injury. Yashasvi Jaiswal was declared his replacement.

Hardik Pandya will also not play in this series, who is out of the entire series due to injury. In his absence, Nitish Kumar Reddy has a chance to cement his place in Team India as a fast bowling all-rounder before the 2027 ODI World Cup. Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey, these 3 players may get an opportunity for international debut.

head to head

4 ODI matches have been played between India and Afghanistan so far in history. Of these, Team India has won 3 times, while one match was a tie. Till now Afghanistan has not defeated Team India in any format of cricket. For the first time, India and Afghanistan teams are clashing in an ODI match at Dharamshala Stadium.

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav

Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmed Malik, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.