Former India cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra has named Team India’s playing XI for the primary ODI against Afghanistan. He shared that Prince Yadav would make his international debut in the primary ODI in Dharamshala on Saturday, June 13. Nonetheless, Prince, Harsh Dubey, and Gurnoor Brar are the three newcomers of their 15-member squad as well.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Within the team I actually have made, Shubman Gill is there with Rohit Sharma. There continues to be no news about Hardik Pandya’s availability. So I’m assuming he is just not there. I see Ishan Kishan playing at No. 3, Shreyas Iyer at No. 4, KL Rahul at No. 5, Nitish Kumar Reddy at No. 6, after which Washington Sundar at No. 7.”
“At No. 8, you possibly can see Kuldeep Yadav, after which from Nos. 9 to 11, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, and Prince Yadav. This type of XI is perhaps seen. Nitish Kumar Reddy can have an even bigger role here,” he stated again.
Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also said that India have to perform higher than they’ve done recently in ODIs as well.
“For the reason that end of the 2023 ODI World Cup, our win percentage is just 61 percent. Now we have won 14 out of 23 matches, which is just not an incredible return. So those things need to start out changing now because we’re preparing for 2027,” he said.
“Afghanistan’s win percentage for the reason that 2023 ODI World Cup is 67 percent. It’s the second-best amongst full-member nations. They’ve won five out of their last six bilateral series, including a historic conquer South Africa. It’s also true that India have never lost an ODI against Afghanistan. Now we have won three, and one led to a tie. The most important threat can be Rashid Khan because his mojo is back. He bowls thoroughly against right-handers, and we’ve got mostly right-handers,” he concluded.
Aakash Chopra’s India playing 11 for IND vs AFG 2026 1st ODI:
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav