After winning the first match, India is all set to lock horns with Afghanistan for the second T20I match. Both teams will face each other at Holkar Stadium in Indore. The match will start at 7 pm
In the previous match, Shivam Dube performed exceptionally well and played a pivotal role in India's victory. He smashed 60 runs off 40 balls and also picked a wicket by conceding just nine runs in his two-over spell
After missing the first match, India's stalwart batsman Virat Kohli is all set to feature in a T20I match after 14 months. Kholi will be one of the most important players to be eyed during the 2nd T20I match against Afghanistan
Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel and Tilak Varma will look forward to bringing out their best performances as they will try to be in the selector's vision ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad selection
Tilak Varma who batted at the number three position in the series opener might be benched for the remaining two games as the former India captain Virat Kohli will be returning to the T20I side. Batting at number three in the previous game, Varma scored 26 runs in 22 deliveries including 2 fours and 1 six
India Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Afghanistan Squad:
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib
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