Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|21-05-2026
How will India's playing eleven be? (PC-PTI)
The Indian cricket team may have performed brilliantly in ODI and T20 formats but this team has disappointed everyone in Test cricket. Team India has lost the Test series at home to New Zealand and South Africa and now this team has to play the only Test match against Afghanistan. This test match will start from June 4 in Mullanpur. 15 players have been selected for this test match, now the question here is which 11 players will get a chance to play in this test. Let us take a look at those 11 players who can play in this test.
KL Rahul will play
KL Rahul can play in the playing eleven of the Test against Afghanistan. This player now takes the field as an opener and in the year 2025, he scored 813 runs in 10 matches and his average is 45. He has scored 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries. Now KL Rahul has also become the vice-captain.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
This left-handed opener will also get a chance to play a match against Afghanistan. This player has scored 2511 runs in 26 tests and his test average is around 50. However, Jaiswal's performance saw a decline last year and his average was 39.
He would like to find his rhythm against Afghanistan.Padikkal or Sudarshan?
Devdutt Padikkal, who is performing amazingly in IPL 2026 and domestic cricket, can also play in the Test against Afghanistan. This player can be seen at number 3. Although Sai Sudarshan is also in the team but it is difficult for this player to get a chance because Sudarshan scored only 302 runs in 6 matches at an average of 27. Talking about Padikkal, he scored 543 runs in Ranji Trophy this year at an average of 60.
Shubhman Gill
Good performance will be expected from captain Shubman Gill.
This player had scored 700 runs in the England series. Gill's Test average in the last one year is 70 and during this period he has scored 5 centuries and one half-century.Will both Pant and Jurel play?
Rishabh Pant was removed from the vice-captaincy but this player's place in the playing eleven is confirmed. Last year this player scored more than 600 runs at an average of 49. Besides, his wicketkeeping was also good. However, Pant's performance in IPL 2026 was not good. If Pant plays, Dhruv Jurel can also be seen in the playing eleven as a batsman.
Jurel has scored 459 Test runs so far, out of which he has scored 296 runs against spinners.Washington Sundar-Nitish Reddy will also be seen
Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy can be seen as all-rounders in the test against Afghanistan. Sundar can be very useful to the team because of his spin and his batting. Apart from good batting, Nitish Reddy gives Team India the option of a medium pacer all-rounder.
Debut of 2 players possible!
Team India can debut 2 players. Left arm spinner Manav Suthar can be given a chance. Jadeja is not in the Test team, he has been rested so Manav Suthar can be fielded.
He can also bat. Apart from Suthar, Gurnoor Brar can also debut. This 6 feet 5 inches tall player was given preference over Aaqib Nabi, who took 60 wickets in one season of Ranji Trophy. Now Brar can make his test debut against Afghanistan. Team India can field Prasidh Krishna as the second fast bowler. This player has taken 22 wickets in 6 tests.
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