Mon Nov 11 02:26:10 UTC 2024: ## Team India to face Afghanistan in 3 T20s in September 2026
**New Delhi:** The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have scheduled a three-match T20 series in September 2026. The series is expected to be played in India, despite Afghanistan being the originally designated host, due to ongoing internal issues in the country.
The series will take place after the T20 World Cup 2026, with the selection committee reportedly favoring Suryakumar Yadav as the captain for the tournament, and Shubman Gill as a potential successor for the T20 captaincy.
The selection committee is expected to pick a squad of 15 players for the Afghanistan series, with a focus on all-rounders. The squad could include players like Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, Ramandeep Singh, and Harshit Rana.
Other potential players in the squad include Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Mayank Yadav.
The series is expected to be a significant test for the Indian team, with Afghanistan proving to be a formidable force in T20 cricket.
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