A series of 1 Test match and 3 ODI matches will be played between India and Afghanistan next month. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for this home series. Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar have been entered in the Test team. Prince Yadav is the new face in the ODI team. Gurnoor and Harsh have got a chance in Test as well as ODI. Let us know how these 4 players have reached the Indian team.
Gurnoor Brar
Questions are being raised about the selection of Punjab fast bowler Gurnoor Brar, because till now he has taken only 52 wickets in 18 first class matches. Jammu and Kashmir pacer Aaqib Nabi has better figures than him. It is understood that the selectors have selected 25-year-old Gurnoor not on the basis of statistics but based on his ability. The tall Gurnoor can extract extra pace and bounce even on a flat pitch. While playing for India-A last year, he took 12 wickets in 3 matches. Talking about white ball cricket, Gurnoor has taken 12 wickets in 9 List-A matches, while 10 wickets in 9 T20s.
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Harsh Dubey
Left arm spin all-rounder Harsh Dubey is the highest wicket-taker in a single season in Ranji Trophy history. He made this record by taking 69 wickets in the 2024-25 season and played an important role in Vidarbha’s title win. 23-year-old Harsh has played a lot of club cricket under the mentorship of R Ashwin in Chennai. He is considered the replacement of Ravindra Jadeja. Harsh has been playing for India-A continuously for the last two seasons. So far he has taken 133 wickets in 27 first class matches. While also doing wonders with the bat, he has scored 9 half-centuries.
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Rajasthan’s left arm spinner Manav Suthar came into limelight in the 2022-23 Ranji season. He took 39 wickets in just 6 matches. After this he continuously got opportunities in India-A team. He created a sensation by taking 7 wickets while making his debut in Duleep Trophy. 23-year-old Suthar is considered a red-ball specialist in age group cricket. He has taken 129 wickets in 29 first class matches. One century and six half-centuries are also recorded in his name.
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Prince Yadav
24-year-old Prince Yadav may have come into limelight with his lethal performance in IPL 2026, but the selectors had their eyes on him since the Vijay Hazare Trophy last season. While playing for Delhi in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took 18 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 5.16. The specialty of Prince, a right-arm fast bowler, is that he can move the ball in both directions even at a speed of 140 plus. Prince is being considered a complete fast bowler for the ODI format. He has taken 29 wickets in 14 List-A matches so far.
Indian Test Team: Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper).
Indian ODI team: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.
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