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New Delhi. Team India has been announced for the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan. A 15-member squad has been selected under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. Sanju Samson has returned to the team, while young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also got a place. Four players have been selected in this squad on the condition of passing the fitness test. There is a star attached to the names of Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Sanju Samson has again got a place in the T20 team. He was not part of the Zimbabwe tour team. Now he has been selected as wicketkeeper in the series against Afghanistan. Along with him, Ishan Kishan is also an option for wicketkeeper. Tilak Verma has been made the vice-captain, while Shreyas Iyer will command the team.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's charm continues

The team management has full faith in Vaibhav Suryavanshi who is just 15 years old. He has once again been included in the T20 squad. Vaibhav along with Abhishek Sharma are among the main young batting options of the team.

8 players including Rinku are out

If compared with the team selected for the Zimbabwe tour, this time 8 players have not got a place. Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Prabhsimran Singh are included.

Team India's squad for Afghanistan series: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar*, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah*, Arshdeep Singh. And Harshit Rana** subject to fitness

Afghanistan squad against India: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Noor Rahman (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fazal Haq Farooqui, Abdullah. Ahmadzai, Naveen-ul-Haq

When will the India and Afghanistan series compete?

The three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan will start from September 13 in New Delhi. All the matches of the series will be played in India.

Complete schedule of India and Afghanistan series

1st T20-13 September 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
2nd T20-15 September 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)
3rd T20-17 September 2026, Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi)