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India has announced their 16-member squad for the three-match T20I series agains t Afghanistan which will start on 11th January at Mohali. The squad announcement has got a lot of eyeballs since both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to the T20I setup for the first time after T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final game against England.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at India's probable XI against Afghanistan in the first T20I match.
Openers: Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma will lead team India in this format for the first time after the T20 WC 2022 semi-final game against England at Adelaide on 10th November. Shubman Gill is expected to open the innings ahead of Yashasvi Jaiswal despite having a poor run in T20Is considering the way he dominated international cricket in 2023 before the start of the ODI World Cup.
