India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Playing 11: IND vs AFG Lineup, Team News, Injury Update

India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Playing 11: India will be up against Afghanistan in the 1st T20I of the three-match series on Thursday (January 11) at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.

This is the first-ever limited-overs bilateral series between the two nations and it will also be the last three international matches for India before the T20 World Cup in June.

India vs Afghanistan 1st T20I Team News, Injury Update

India have recalled their captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli for this series. Virat Kohli will not play the match due to family reasons but will join the squad for the remaining two matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal or Shubman Gill is poised to partner Rohit up top, while Rinku Singh is likely to play in the middle order. Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma are the wicketkeepers for this series and the former is likely to play in Mohali.

The pace trio of Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar may play while Kuldeep Yadav is in contention to be the sole frontline spinner.

Afghanistan have included their trio (Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman) after the NOC controversy and all are expected to feature in the match. Ibrahim Zadran will lead them and their star duo Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are also available for selection.

India and Afghanistan T20I Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib

India vs Afghanistan Probable Playing 11: IND vs AFG Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad