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Indian team captain Shubman Gill has not yet joined the team before the one-off Test match between India and Afghanistan starting from June 6 in Mullanpur. Actually, this news has come out at a time when many players of Team India have reached Mullanpur and are finalizing their preparations. While the team’s vice-captain KL Rahul and other key players have reached the venue, the absence of the captain has surprised both the fans and the team management.

In fact, the only Test match is to be played in Mullanpur, for which some Indian players have already reached the venue. Apart from vice-captain KL Rahul, other members of the team have also registered their presence. However, the absence of Shubman Gill has become a big question. It is also reported that players like Sai Sudarshan, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna along with captain Shubman Gill will reach Mullanpur on June 3. These players include many members of Gujarat Titans, a special reason for their late arrival has come to light. Actually, after the final match of IPL 2026, there was a fire incident in the team bus of Gujarat Titans. It is possible that due to this unexpected incident, the players playing for Gujarat Titans may not have been able to travel on time and due to this there is a delay in joining their team.

What could be the reason?

Along with this, many players of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have also not reached Mullanpur yet. It is also worth noting that some Indian players including Mohammed Siraj have been playing cricket continuously since the T20 World Cup 2026 and have not got enough rest time. In such a situation, this could also be a reason why he is taking some more time instead of joining the team directly. According to a recent update, apart from the 15-member Indian squad, 6 other players have also reached Mullanpur, including Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Aaqib Nabi. These additional players will help in further strengthening the team’s preparations and can also serve as standby if needed.

The match will start in Mullanpur from June 6.

On the other hand, the Afghanistan team had come to India on May 27 itself to improve its preparations. The team is working on its strategy in India and looks fully prepared for the Test match. However, a big news for Afghanistan is that their leading spinner Rashid Khan will not play in the test match. He will join the Afghanistan team for the ODI series, but he will definitely be missed in the Test match.

India’s Test squad is as follows: 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).

Afghanistan’s test squad has also been announced: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Umarzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Nangyal Kharotai, Qais Ahmed, Bilal Sami, Zia Sharifi, Salim Safi.