Rohit Sharma is giving debut to this old player directly in Super-8 against Afghanistan, he was counting down to retirement

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|15-06-2024

IND vs AFG: Team India has qualified for the Super-8 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In the next round, Rohit Sharma's team will face teams like Afghanistan, Australia. All these teams are present in Group-1. The first match of Group-1 will be played between India and Afghanistan (IND vs AFG).

Before this match, captain Rohit can make some important changes in the playing eleven. Under this, a senior bowler can be seen entering the field. Who is that player and in whose place will he be included, let's know everything in detail in this article.

IND vs AFG: India would like to start with a win

Team India

All cricket fans are going to keep an eye on the India vs Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) match. Actually, the performance of both these teams has been quite amazing in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

However, everyone must have expected this from Team India, which is at the number-one position in the T20 rankings.

On the other hand, Afghanistan reached the Super-8 by defeating a strong team like New Zealand. Led by Rashid Khan, this team won its first three matches in the group stage. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the Men in Blue to defeat the Afghan team.

This senior bowler will have an entry in Team India

The grand match of Super-8 will be played in Barbados on 20 June.

India and Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) will face each other on this day. Both teams will look to start the next round with a win. The pitch of Barbados proves to be very helpful for spinners.

In such a situation, India can field one of its main spinners in this match. If reports are to be believed, leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal can enter the final eleven. Mohammed Siraj can be benched in this match.

Yuzvendra Chahal will make his debut in T20 World Cup

If Yuzvendra Chahal is included in the final-11 in the match against Afghanistan, then this will be his debut match in the T20 World Cup.

In fact, earlier he was given a place in the 15-member squad in the 2022 limited overs World Cup. However, Chahal did not get a chance to play a single match. In T20 cricket, the 33-year-old player has 96 wickets in 80 matches.

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