Published : 02 Sep 2026, 05:09 AM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:37 AM
Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was named in India's squad for the T20 series against Afghanistan on Tuesday after responding to a disappointing debut series in England with two half-centuries against Zimbabwe in July.
● Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was also named in the squad, subject to fitness, having been sidelined by a knee injury and missing the test series in Sri Lanka last month.
● All-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, along with paceman Harshit Rana, were named pending final fitness clearances.
● Shreyas Iyer will continue as captain, with World Cup-winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav again left out of the squad.
● India host Afghanistan in a three-match T20 series in New Delhi from Sept 13 to 17.
