Desk: The wait for the 3 T20 match series between India and Afghanistan is over. The day has come when the Indian team will play as a guest in its own country. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Indian players will sit in the dressing room of the visiting team instead of the home dressing room, which is going to happen for the first time. But no matter who the dressing room is, no matter who the host is, the grounds and conditions are the same with which Indian players are familiar. But will this benefit Team India? Do the records testify to this?
The direct answer to this is that the Indian team will benefit. Obviously Team India is the world champion and is coming with almost full strength. Also he is aware of this ground and conditions. In February this year, Team India defeated Namibia by 93 runs in the T20 World Cup match at Jaitley Stadium. In such a situation, Team India naturally has the upper hand.
But another aspect is that Arun Jaitley Stadium has not been completely beneficial for Team India in T20 cricket and the records prove it. India has played a total of 5 T20 matches on this ground, out of which it has won only 3 while losing 2 times. Of the two defeats India faced on this ground, one was against Bangladesh and the other against South Africa. In such a situation, Team India will enter this match with some caution.
If we talk about other records of this ground, here only the team bowling first has benefited. Out of the total 14 T20 matches played here, bowling first has won 9 times. There are only 5 matches in which the advantage of batting first has resulted in victory. Incidentally, this match is also going to be special because Afghanistan team will play T20 match on this ground after 10 years. The first T20 match at Jaitley Stadium was played between Afghanistan and England in 2016, which was won by England.