IND vs AFG / Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first - see playing 11

IND vs AFG: The India-Afghanistan match in the World Cup 2023 will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi from 2 pm. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. The visiting team has entered without any changes, while Shardul Thakur has got a chance in place of Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian team. Hardik Pandya's birthday cake has been cut on the field before the toss.

Team India's regular opener Shubman Gill will not be able to play in this match due to dengue. Ishan Kishan is likely to open in his place along with Rohit Sharma. However, against Australia he returned to the pavilion without opening the account.

Playing 11 of both teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.