IND vs AFG: Team India won the toss and chose to bat against Afghanistan, 2 players got a chance to debut.

By Sandy Verma On Jun 7, 2026

IND vs AFG: In the only test match against Afghanistan, Team India captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and decided to bat first.

IND vs AFG Toss Update: The only test match between India and Afghanistan is being played in New Chandigarh. This match is not a part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, but is considered very important for both the teams. Through this match, both the teams will be able to assess their preparations for their upcoming international matches.

In this match, all eyes are fixed on the playing eleven of Team India. Captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and decided to bat first. One player from the Indian team has got a chance to debut in this match. Let us know which players both the teams have included in their respective playing eleven.

IND vs AFG: India won the toss and chose to bat

In this match (IND vs AFG), Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and decided to bat first. Gill believes that the pitch will become slower as the match progresses and uneven bounce may also be seen, which is why he opted to bat first. In this match, both the teams have given a chance to one debut player each in their playing eleven.

🚨 Toss 🚨#TeamIndia have won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2026

One debut in both teams

If we look at the playing eleven of both the teams for this match (IND vs AFG), Manav Suthar has got a chance to debut for India. Whereas, Nangeyalia Kharote has made his international debut for Afghanistan. All eyes are going to be on both the young players in this match.

Playing 11 of both teams

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rehman Sharifi, Salim Safi.