After a predominant win over 5-time champions Australia, the action for India moves from Chennai to New Delhi as they take on Afghanistan, who have figured out how to win just a single World Cup match in the beginning of World Cup history.
Nonetheless, India will know very well that they can’t stand to mess with Hashmatullah Shahidi’s men when the two groups meet in the capital city on Wednesday, October 11.
Afghanistan Will Give Good Competition To India
Afghanistan’s principal strength is their twist assault, which has any semblance of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and the accomplished Mohammad Nabi, and the circumstances in Delhi probably won’t give the threesome the stage to do something amazing. It is normal to be one more hot day in Delhi yet the pitch probably won’t be slow and low, similar to the ones Delhi Capitals got recently in IPL 2023.
Mohammed Shami Or R Ashwin
Then again, India will likewise hope to add an additional pacer instead of a spinner. R Ashwin could clear a path for Mohammed Shami or Shardul Thakur if the pitch looks like the one utilized for the South Africa versus Sri Lanka game. India doesn’t have Shubman Gill for their game in Delhi as the star opener is yet to recuperate from his sickness
India VS Afghanistan Squads
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq