Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 08, 2024, 09:45 PM
IND vs AFG: A three-match T20 series is to be played between India and Afghanistan from January 11. This series is going to be very important for the Indian team. This will be Team India's last T20 series before the T20 World Cup 2024. At the same time, veteran players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are also going to make a comeback in T20 format. Both these players played their last T20 match against England during the T20 World Cup 2022. At which number will Virat bat?In this series against Afghanistan, many big changes will be seen in the playing 11 of Team India. Rohit Sharma will take command of the team in T20 after a long time. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are present in the squad to open with him in this series. But Virat Kohli can also prove to be a big contender in the opening race. Actually, Virat Kohli's figures as an opener in T20 are quite impressive.Virat's figures as an openerVirat Kohli is the highest run scorer in T20I. So far he has scored 4008 runs in 115 matches. During this period, Virat has played 9 times as an opener for Team India. In these 9 matches, Virat has scored 400 runs at an average of 57.14 and strike rate of 161.29. During this period, he has also scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century. Virat Kohli had played this century against Afghanistan only. In the 2022 Asia Cup, he scored unbeaten 122 runs against Afghanistan.Indian team squad for T20 seriesRohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh. , Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.