The India squad for the Afghanistan series brings four maiden national call-ups across Test and ODI formats. Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar entered the one-off Test squad, while Prince Yadav, Brar and Dubey got ODI call-ups. The tour includes one Test from June 6-10 and three ODIs from June 14-20.
Maiden Call-Ups Grab Focus
Shubman Gill will captain India in both formats. KL Rahul is Test vice-captain, while Shreyas Iyer is ODI vice-captain. Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel are wicketkeepers in Tests, while KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan are ODI keeping options.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested from the Test squad. Axar Patel has been left out. In ODIs, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are included, but both need fitness clearance.
Test Squad
Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vc), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel (wk).
ODI Squad
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.
What Happens Next
The India squad shows a clear focus on workload management and future planning. Selectors have rewarded domestic and IPL performers while keeping senior players fresh.
The Afghanistan series will test India’s bench strength before bigger assignments ahead.
