The teams of India and Afghanistan are fully prepared for the T20 match in Mohali. Rohit Sharma has returned to the Indian T20 team. He was selected for this format after a long time. Along with Rohit, Virat Kohli was also selected. However, Kohli will not play in the first game due to personal reasons. If we look at India's playing XI, Yashasvi Jaiswal will be seen as the opener along with Rohit. Sanju Samson may also get a place.
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid said on Wednesday that Kohli will not play in the first match. They will take part in the second and third games. In Kohli's absence, Team India will give Shubman Gill a chance to bat at No.3. Yashasvi will come with Rohit for the opening. Yashasvi has established himself in Team India in a very short time. He has excelled on many occasions. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson could also get a place in the playing XI. Sanju has a good record in T20.
Team India can also include top batsmen Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel in the playing XI for the first game. Arshdeep Singh will get a place in the Indian bowling attack. Besides him, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar could also get a chance.
The Afghan team will take the field without Rashid Khan. Rashid has disappeared from the entire series. He had surgery a few months ago. He's not quite fit yet. This is why they are out. The team's captain will be Ibrahim Zadran. The Afghan team can also give a chance to Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the starting XI.
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar.
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmed, Noor Ahmed/Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.