The first T20 between India and Afghanistan will be played at the IS Bindra Stadium of the Punjab Cricket Association in Mohali. The severe cold in Mohali has worsened the condition of the players. During the game, the players of India and Afghanistan try to keep warm in one way or another. Meanwhile, Indian captain Rohit Sharma was seen using a 'hot water bag'.
During the live match, Rohit Sharma used 'heat packs' to keep his hands warm. The picture of the Indian captain warming his hands went viral on social media. In the ongoing match in Mohali, Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first. At the time of the toss, Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran had also said that he too would have bowled first if he had won the toss.
Rohit Sharma uses hot water pack due to severe cold in Mohali. pic.twitter.com/gFqUBTaQ8p
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Rohit Sharma returned to T20 International after a long time when the first T20 was played against Afghanistan. Before the T20 was played against Afghanistan, Rohit Sharma had played the T20 International match in the T20 World Cup 2022, which was the semi-final of the tournament and was played in November. On the other hand, Virat Kohli is not involved in the game due to personal reasons.
In the first game, India won the toss and chose to bowl against Afghanistan, scoring 158 runs on the board. For the team, Mohammad Nabi played the biggest innings with 42 runs off 27 balls, including two fours and three sixes. During that time, his batting average was 155.56. Except Nabi, no Afghan batsman could cross the 30-run mark. During this time, Mukesh Kumar and Akshar Patel took 2-2 wickets for India. Apart from this, Shivam Dubey scored 1 success.