IND vs AFG: BCCI announces India squad for the Afghanistan series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming home series against Afghanistan. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested from the Test squad, while KL Rahul has been appointed as the new vice-captain. The Indian team also features some new faces, including Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, and Harsh Dubey. Devdutt Padikkal has been rewarded for his magnificent form with a return to the Test squad.

In addition to the Test squad, the BCCI has also announced the ODI squad, marking the return of Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya. Ishan Kishan played his last ODI against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup, whereas Hardik Pandya played his last ODI in the 2025 Champions Trophy final. Meanwhile, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, and Harsh Dubey have received their maiden ODI call-ups. Prince Yadav has taken 16 wickets in IPL 2026 so far, and that's why he got his maiden call-up.

Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for both the Test and ODI series. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have also not returned to any squad. Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya's participation in the ODI series will depend on their fitness.

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Presenting #TeamIndia's squads for the @IDFCFIRSTBank Test match and the 3️⃣-match ODI series against Afghanistan in June 🙌#INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/hFiABALLld

— BCCI (@BCCI) May 19, 2026

With the Afghanistan series, the Indian team will commence its preparations for the upcoming World Test Championship 2027 Final and the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Afghanistan's tour of India will begin with a Test match scheduled from June 6 to 10, to be played in New Chandigarh. Following this, three ODIs will be held in Dharamsala, Lucknow, and Chennai on June 14, 17, and 20, respectively.

The upcoming test match between India and Afghanistan will be the second test between the two teams. Both teams played a test match in 2018, in which India won an innings and 262 runs inside two days.  

India Test squad vs Afghanistan

Shubman Gill ©, KL Rahul (vc), 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 vs Afghanistan

Shubman Gill ©, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey