India vs Afghanistan Playing 11: Big Calls, Surprise Picks and Major Omissions Set Stage for Blockbuster Test
the playing XI for the upcoming Ind vs Afg Test match starting from 6th june
The much-awaited India vs Afghanistan Test series hosted by ACB in India is starting on the 6th of June. This is something very new for the Afghanistan Cricket team as they're hosting this kind of tournament for the very first time. Meanwhile, the playing 11 for Team India has been decided and declared already.
The premises
The Indian Premier League has just ended. Most of our players were busy during this. The final of the league took place in the Narendra Modi Stadium last Sunday. So it was just a week ago that Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the trophy twice consecutively after remaining unsuccessful for straight 17 seasons. This comeback shook almost every cricket fan in the country and within a week there's another international tournament taking place. No wonder the fans are overjoyed.
The playing 11
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper)
- Sai Sudarshan
- Subhman Gill (Captain)
- Rishabh Pant
- Dhruv Jurel
- Washington Sundar
- Manav Suthar
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammad Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
This team includes two top order batsman, three wicket keeper batter along with Jaiswal, who has replaced Kohli due to his hamstring injury and two bowling all-rounders. Along with them there are three other bowlers as well. Also, India has Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Devdutt Padikkal on the reserve bench.
Sportscape observes that this team is an amalgamation of almost emerging players with some of the experienced ones. And hopes to see a new kind of magic happening on the ground. We therefore wish everyone all the best for the upcoming tournament.
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