Why These Indian Stars Missed Afghanistan Series: Sandwiched between the Test series against South Africa and England, India will take on Afghanistan in a 3-T20I series at home. The matches will be played on January 11 in Mohali, January 14 in Indore, and January 17 in Bangalore.
While the two biggest Indian stars, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, have made their comeback in India’s T20I squad with the T20 World Cup 2024 in view, India will miss plenty of their other stars. In fact, there are as many as 9 players who will be missing from this rubber against Afghanistan.
9 Indian players who will miss the T20I series vs Afghanistan
1. Hardik Pandya
India’s white-ball vice captain, Hardik Pandya, is currently recovering from a ligament tear in his right leg that he sustained during the 2023 World Cup. He will make his return now straight in the IPL 2024 season, where he will captain the Mumbai Indians.
2. Suryakumar Yadav
The ICC number 1 ranked T20I batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, will also miss this series due to an ankle injury. Suryakumar suffered this injury while fielding in the 3rd T20I in South Africa. He recently underwent surgery for the same. He will also make his comeback directly into the IPL.
3. Ruturaj Gaikwad
In order to Why These Indian Stars Missed Afghanistan Series, Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad picked up a finger injury in the 2nd ODI in South Africa. Following the Afghanistan T20I series, he is also likely to miss the first couple of Tests against England.
4. Mohammed Shami
Fast bowler Mohammed Shami played in the World Cup with pain in his ankle. While he picked up a bucketload of wickets, he exacerbated his injury. He missed the Test series in South Africa and will also miss at least the first couple of Tests against England.
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja all three rested
With the upcoming 5-Test series against England in mind and the potential unavailability of Shami, the selectors have given a rest to Bumrah, Siraj, and Jadeja.
Why these Indian stars missed Afghanistan Series: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul dropped?
As per the Why These Indian Stars Missed Afghanistan Series, With Rohit and Rahul coming back and Gill and Jaiswal doing very well in T20 cricket in the past year, the selectors omitted both Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul. Both of these players have succeeded in T20 cricket as openers, but there was no vacant spot. The selectors went with Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma as the wicketkeepers.
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