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BCCI names India squad for 3 Afghanistan T20Is
The Indian Express··1 Sept
The BCCI named India's squad for a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan from September 13 to 17 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shreyas Iyer captains the side. Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana return subject to fitness clearance. Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh are back after being rested for the Zimbabwe series.
Prism
What It Means For You
- All three Delhi games fall between September 13 and 17 before the Asian Games trip.
- Bumrah's match availability still depends on knee fitness clearance.
- The same squad is listed to travel to Japan for the Asian Games later this month.
What's Happening
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan are in the party with Tilak Varma as vice-captain.
- Afghanistan last played India in India in June across a Test and three ODIs.
- India won that ODI series 3-0 after an innings Test win in New Chandigarh.
Who Is Back And Why
- Bumrah missed Sri Lanka Tests after a knee injury from the England ODIs.
- Samson was rested in July so Prabhsimran Singh could play Zimbabwe.
- Arshdeep had been given a break after Ireland and England tours.
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