India’s big guns return for Afghanistan T20Is

India's Squad for Afghanistan T20I Series

India have named a near‑full‑strength squad for the three‑match T20I series against Afghanistan in New Delhi (13, 15 & 17 Sept).

• Captain: Shreyas Iyer
• Designated wicket‑keepers: Sanju Samson (new addition) and Ishan Kishan
• Key pace options: Jasprit Bumrah (returning after the T20 World Cup final), Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana (subject to fitness)
• All‑rounders with fitness clauses: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar

Notable Changes from the Zimbabwe Tour

• Out: Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma
• In: Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma (vice‑captain), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi

Full Squad (Fitness‑dependent players marked with *)

• Shreyas Iyer (C)
• Abhishek Sharma
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
• Sanju Samson (WK)
• Ishan Kishan (WK)
• Tilak Varma (VC)
• Shivam Dube
• Nitish Kumar Reddy *
• Axar Patel
• Washington Sundar *
• Varun Chakaravarthy
• Ravi Bishnoi
• Jasprit Bumrah *
• Arshdeep Singh
• Harshit Rana *

* Subject to fitness clearance.