The BCCI has officially announced India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming Afghanistan series 2026 🇮🇳⚡.
The biggest talking points from the squad announcement are:
✅ Jasprit Bumrah rested
✅ Ravindra Jadeja rested
✅ Ishan Kishan returns to ODI squad
✅ Three youngsters receive maiden India call-up 🔥
Afghanistan will tour India from June 6 for:
🏏 1 Test match
🏏 3 ODI matches
Bumrah & Jadeja Rested For Workload Management ⚠️
Star pacer:
Jasprit Bumrah
and senior all-rounder:
Ravindra Jadeja
have been rested from both squads as part of workload management plans 💪.
The decision comes after a long and demanding IPL season.
Ishan Kishan Returns After 3 Years 🔥
One of the biggest surprises was the return of:
Ishan Kishan
to India’s ODI squad ⚡.
The wicketkeeper-batter last played an ODI for India in:
📅 October 11, 2023
against Afghanistan in Delhi.
So far, Ishan has played:
📊 27 ODIs
🏏 933 runs
🔥 Average: 42.40
⚡ Strike Rate: 102.19
He also has:
✅ 1 double century
✅ 7 half-centuries
Youngsters Get Maiden Call-Up 🌟
India handed debut squad selections to three exciting young players:
- 🏏 Manav Suthar
- 🏏 Gurnoor Brar
- 🏏 Harsh Dubey
The trio impressed heavily in domestic cricket and IPL performances.
Shubman Gill To Lead India 🇮🇳
Young batting star:
Shubman Gill
will captain India in both:
✅ Test series
✅ ODI series
while:
KL Rahul
has been named Test vice-captain.
Devdutt Padikkal Returns To Test Team 🔥
Batter:
Devdutt Padikkal
has also made a comeback to the Test setup.
He previously played Test cricket during the Australia tour in 2024.
India Test Squad 🏏
- Shubman Gill (Captain)
- KL Rahul (Vice-Captain)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Sai Sudharsan
- Rishabh Pant
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Washington Sundar
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
- Manav Suthar
- Gurnoor Brar
- Harsh Dubey
- Dhruv Jurel
India ODI Squad ⚡
- Shubman Gill (Captain)
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Arshdeep Singh
- Ishan Kishan
- Hardik Pandya
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Washington Sundar
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Prasidh Krishna
- Priyansh Arya
- Gurnoor Brar
- Harsh Dubey
Afghanistan Tour Schedule 📅
🏏 One-off Test: June 6–10
📍 New Chandigarh
🏏 1st ODI: June 14
📍 Dharamshala
🏏 2nd ODI: June 17
📍 Lucknow
🏏 3rd ODI: June 20
📍 Chennai
Key Highlights ⚡
- ✅ India squad for Afghanistan series announced 🏏
- ✅ Bumrah and Jadeja rested ⚠️
- ✅ Ishan Kishan returns after 3 years 🔥
- ✅ Manav Suthar, Brar and Harsh get maiden call-up 🌟
- ✅ Shubman Gill to captain both formats 🇮🇳
