Delhi. BCCI has announced the team for the match against Afghanistan on September 13. Let us tell you that this series is being led by ACB which will be played between the two teams from 13th September at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This time the command of this team has been handed over to Shreyas Iyer, while apart from him, Jasprit Bumrah is returning to the 15-member team.
Jasprit Bumrah also included
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday included in the Indian team for the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan in the national capital but his selection will depend on fitness clearance. The selectors have selected a team similar to the one selected for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya later this month.
The team will play competition in September
'Hosted' by Afghanistan, three T20 matches against India will be played on 13, 15 and 17 September at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here. Apart from all-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, fast bowler Harshit Rana has also been included in the team.
ACB will host
The availability of these three for this series to be hosted by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will also depend on their fitness. The same players have been selected for the series against Afghanistan who will participate in the Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan later this month.
Bumrah's comeback
Bumrah, who was out of the team after suffering a knee injury during India's ODI series against England, has returned to the Indian team. Due to injury, he could not even play in India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka.
Here is Team India
Indian team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana. Selection of Bumrah, Reddy, Washington and Rana depends on fitness clearance.