Archive · 1 Sep 2026
India Name Afghanistan T20I Squad as Samson, Bumrah Return
India has chosen its cricket team for a T20I series against Afghanistan.
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah are returning to India’s team.
Hardik Pandya is not part of the squad.
Shreyas Iyer will lead India on Indian soil for the first time.
Afghanistan is officially the host of the series.
However, the matches will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
This is the first bilateral series between India and Afghanistan hosted by Afghanistan.
It is a special series because Afghanistan will be the host nation for the first time.
India named its squad for the Afghanistan T20I series.
Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah return to the Indian team.
Hardik Pandya was not included in the squad.
Shreyas Iyer will captain India on home soil for the first time.
Afghanistan will host the historic bilateral series at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan, with Shreyas Iyer leading India.
- What
- India named its squad for a bilateral T20I series against Afghanistan.
- Where
- The series will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, India.
- Why
- The series is historic because it is the first bilateral series between the two teams in which Afghanistan is the host nation.
- Series
- India versus Afghanistan T20Is
- Returning players
- Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah
- Not included
- Hardik Pandya
- India captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- Venue
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Host nation
- Afghanistan
- Historical significance
- The first bilateral series between India and Afghanistan hosted by Afghanistan