Team India performed brilliantly in the group matches of T20 World Cup 2024. Team India won all three of its matches. However, the last match of the league was canceled due to rain. At the same time, now the team will take the field for the Super 8 matches. The first match of the Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma is against Afghanistan (India vs Afghanistan).
This match will be played in West Indies on 20th June. For this, the Indian team has reached West Indies. In this article today, we will tell you about the playing XI of both the teams for this match.
India (India)
Team India performed brilliantly in the group stage of T20 World Cup 2024. Although in those three matches played, India’s batsmen were seen struggling to score runs but the bowlers looked in great form. Batsmen like Virat Kohli have so far scored only five runs in three innings. But there is very little chance that there will be some major changes in Team India’s playing XI for this match. The team will play with the same combination with which they played in the group stage. Yes, but considering the situation in the Windies, an additional spinner can get a chance there.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
Afghanistan (AFG)
Talking about Afghanistan, they have shown a great game in this tournament. The team’s performance has been commendable in all departments from bowling to batting and this is why Rashid Khan and company managed to secure their place in the Super 8 of this World Cup. But the match against India will not be so easy for them and in such a situation, they will try their best to field their best XI for this match.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi