IND vs AFG: Team India players gear up ahead of one-off Test against Afghanistan

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Team India is all set to take on Afghanistan in the one-off Test match, which will begin from June 6 at the Maharaja Singh PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh.

Ahead of the Test match, the “Men in Blue” were seen sweating it out during the net session. The official social media handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video with a caption, “#TeamIndia hits the nets as the red ball grind gets underway ahead of the #INDvAFG Test”.

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🎥 #TeamIndia hits the nets as the red ball grind gets underway ahead of the #INDvAFG Test 🏏@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/bD3z1osQcB

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 3, 2026

After concluding with the one-off Test match, Team India will engage in the three-match ODI series against the Afghans. The first match of the three-match ODI series will be played on June 14 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala. The second match will be held on June 17 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow, and the third match on June 20 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Shubman Gill will be leading the national teams in both formats. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been appointed as vice-captains for the Test and ODI series, respectively.

Recently, former Team India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule was appointed as the spin bowling coach of the men`s national cricket team. He has already joined the squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan.

He expressed happiness over his appointment by saying, “It is a tremendous honour to be appointed as the Spin Bowling Coach of the Indian Men`s Cricket Team. Representing India as a player was a matter of immense pride, and the opportunity to contribute to Indian Cricket once again in a coaching capacity is deeply special. I look forward to working with the players and supporting the team`s pursuit of excellence across formats”.

India`s squad for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan

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).

India`s squad for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan

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.

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