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Why India Are Away Team in New Delhi
India and Afghanistan are playing a cricket series in New Delhi.
Usually, India have been the home team when these countries played a bilateral series.
This time, Afghanistan are officially the home team.
India will therefore play as the away team, even though the match is in India.
This is the first time India have had the away-team status in an Indian city.
It is also the first time Afghanistan have hosted India in a bilateral series.
The two teams had previously played bilateral series with India as the host.
The main change is which team is officially hosting the series.
India will play as the away team in New Delhi.
This is the first time India have been the away team in any city in India.
Afghanistan are the home team in the series.
Afghanistan will host India in a bilateral series for the first time in any format.
Previous bilateral series between India and Afghanistan were played with India as the home team.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan are the teams involved.
- What
- Afghanistan will host India, making India the away team in New Delhi.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Why
- Afghanistan are the designated home team, unlike previous bilateral series in which India hosted Afghanistan.
Key facts
- Away team
- India
- Home team
- Afghanistan
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- First for India
- India are playing as the away team in an Indian city for the first time.
- First for Afghanistan
- Afghanistan are hosting India in a bilateral series in any format for the first time.
- Previous arrangement
- Earlier bilateral series between the teams were played with India as the home team.








