IND vs AFG: BCCI announces squads for Test and ODI series; KL Rahul replaces Rishabh Pant as vice-captain

KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (Pic: File Pic)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the squads for the Afghanistan series.

The "Men in Blue" will lock horns with the Afghans for a one-off Test match and three ODI games. The Test match will be played from June 6 to 10 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.

The first match of the three-match ODI series will be played on June 14 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. The second match will be held on June 17 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow, and the third match on June 20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

BCCI's official social media handle shared a post with a caption, "News Presenting #TeamIndia's squads for the @IDFCFIRSTBank Test match and the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan in June #INDvAFG".

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Shubman Gill will be leading the national teams in both formats. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been appointed as vice-captains for the Test and ODI series, respectively.

India's squad for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (WK).

India's squad for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.

Rohit and Hardik's inclusion will be subject to fitness.

Currently, players are busy featuring in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

ricket fans will witness the clash between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Tuesday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

So far in the tournament, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have qualified for the play-offs. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) are in the race for the fourth place.