AHMEDABAD: India’s Jasprit Bumrah during a training session on the eve of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup final cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI Image/Shailendra Bhogak)(PTI03_07_2026_000358A)
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been named in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Afghanistan series as the BCCI on Tuesday announced the teams that will play one-Test and three-match ODIs in June.Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for both Test and ODI duties, while Rishabh Pant, the wicket-keeper batsman, does not feature in the ODI setup.
Rohit’s inclusion in the ODI squad, along with Hardik Pandya, is subject to fitness clearance.Shubman Gill will lead the Indian ODI team, and the series is expected to serve as part of the team’s preparations towards the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.Gill will lead India in both formats, with KL Rahul appointed as vice-captain for the one-time Test.
The squads feature a mix of established names and new faces, with Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar included in the Test set-up.The ODI squad also sees Prince Yadav get his maiden India call-up alongside senior players Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer – who has been named vice-captain – and KL Rahul as India continues preparations for next year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.India will face Afghanistan in a one-off Test in New Chandigarh from June 6 before the ODI series begins in Dharamsala on June 14.
India’s lineup for the one-off Afghanistan Test:
Shubhman Gill (captain), Yashavi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudarsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Gurel.
India lineup for Afghanistan ODI series:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.India last played a Test in November last year against South Africa in Guwahati, with Rishabh Pant leading the team in the absence of the injured Gill.The Afghanistan series will mark only the second Test meeting between the two countries. Afghanistan had previously played their first Test against India in Bengaluru in 2018.Afghanistan tour schedule in India 2026:
- One-time test: from June 6 to 10, in New Chandigarh
- First international match: June 14, Dharamsala
- 2nd ODI: June 17, Lucknow
- 3rd ODI: June 20, Chennai
The selectors have largely retained the core of the squad that last featured in ODI cricket during the home series against New Zealand earlier this year, although some new faces have also found a place in the set-up.
