Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Rahane Calls for Consistency in India’s Afghanistan T20Is
India and Afghanistan are going to play three T20 cricket matches.
The games will be held in New Delhi on September 13, 15 and 17.
Ajinkya Rahane shared his opinion about India’s batting order.
He said the top three players should stay the same as in the World Cup.
Rahane said teams should give players more consistency.
He pointed out that Sanju Samson was dropped after two or three bad innings.
Samson has now returned to India’s squad after missing the Zimbabwe series.
Rahane’s preferred top three does not include Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
India and Afghanistan will play a three-match T20I series beginning September 13.
The matches are scheduled for September 13, 15 and 17 in New Delhi.
Ajinkya Rahane said India’s top three should remain the same as those who played in the World Cup.
Rahane called for consistency after Sanju Samson was dropped following two or three poor innings, according to his comments.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is not included in Rahane’s preferred top three, while Samson has returned to the squad after missing the Zimbabwe series.
- Who
- India, Afghanistan, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
- What
- India and Afghanistan will contest a three-match T20I series, with Rahane advocating an unchanged top three from the World Cup.
- When
- The matches are scheduled for September 13, 15 and 17; the year is not specified.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- Rahane said consistency was important and argued that India’s top three should remain the same as in the World Cup.
- Series
- India versus Afghanistan three-match T20I series
- Match dates
- September 13, 15 and 17
- Venue city
- New Delhi
- India squad update
- Sanju Samson has returned after being rested for the Zimbabwe series
- Rahane’s recommendation
- Keep the same top three who played in the World Cup
- Excluded player
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is not part of Rahane’s preferred top three