The Indian team arrived at Kangra Airport on Thursday ahead of the primary ODI against Afghanistan, with an enormous crowd of fans gathering to welcome the players. Supporters were especially excited to identify stars like Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul. The opening ODI can be played on the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.
Before travelling, the Indian players trained in Mohali, where Rohit had recently rejoined the squad after clearing his fitness test on the Centre of Excellence. When the players arrived in Dharamsala, Team India’s latest travel kit also grabbed attention.
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For Prince Yadav, Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar, this marks their first ODI series with the national side. Prince was seen walking behind Rohit while leaving the airport. Fans, nevertheless, will miss Virat Kohli, who was initially named within the squad but needed to withdraw as a result of injury. Hardik Pandya can also be unavailable due to an injury.
India’s ODI squad for the series against Afghanistan national cricket team:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Prince Yadav.
India vs Afghanistan team ODI Series Schedule:
- June 13 (Saturday) – Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
- June 17 (Wednesday) – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
- June 20 (Sunday) – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Shubman Gill Overtakes Yashasvi Jaiswal to Change into India’s Top-Ranked Test Batter
Shubman Gill has change into the highest-ranked Indian batter in the newest ICC Test rankings. The India captain climbed two places to eighth after scoring a century within the one-off Test against Afghanistan, a match India won by an innings and 300 runs. Gill now sits one place ahead of fellow Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Harry Brook reclaimed the No. 1 spot within the ICC Test batting rankings, overtaking Joe Root, who slipped to 3rd, while Travis Head moved to second. Shubman Gill entered the highest eight after his century against Afghanistan, while Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith and Glenn Phillips also made gains within the rankings.
Within the bowling rankings, Gus Atkinson moved up seven places to interrupt into the highest 10 at No. 10 amongst Test bowlers and in addition climbed to sixth within the all-rounders’ list. Kyle Jamieson and Ollie Robinson re-entered the rankings at twenty second and twenty third respectively, while Recent Zealand pacer Nathan Smith surged 16 spots to forty third.
Within the ODI rankings, Abrar Ahmed climbed to second amongst bowlers after a six-wicket series against Australia, while Shaheen Afridi moved as much as ninth. Nathan Ellis and Nahid Rana also made big gains, while batters Kusal Mendis, Janith Liyanage and Tanzid Hasan improved their rankings.
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