Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been included in India’s ODI squad for the forthcoming Afghanistan tour, with the BCCI also unveiling the teams for a one-off Test and a three-match ODI series scheduled for June. The selection comes with some notable changes: Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested for both the longer and the limited-overs assignments, while wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has not been picked for the ODI leg.
Rohit’s presence in the ODI group, alongside Hardik Pandya’s, is linked to fitness clearance, meaning their final availability will depend on how they progress physically ahead of the series. Shubman Gill has been named to lead India across both formats, and the tour is also being framed as part of the squad’s wider preparation for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Gill will captain the one-off Test as well as the ODI matches, with KL Rahul appointed vice-captain for the Test. In the Test squad, India has mixed established options with newer selections, including Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar.
The ODI group continues that blend, with Prince Yadav earning his maiden call-up to India’s national side. The ODI squad also features senior names such as Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, the latter named as vice-captain, along with KL Rahul as the other key senior presence. Alongside them are players like Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya and a number of bowling and all-round options that give India flexibility across conditions.
India’s schedule begins with a one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh, starting June 6, before the ODI series gets underway in Dharamsala on June 14. The final two ODIs are set for Lucknow on June 17 and Chennai on June 20.
India squad for Afghanistan one-off Test
Shubman Gill (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vice-captain), Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Manav Suthar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel.
India squad for Afghanistan ODI series
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey.
India’s most recent Test action came in November last year against South Africa in Guwahati, a match in which Rishabh Pant captained the side because Gill was injured. For Afghanistan, this series will represent only their second Test against India overall, with their first coming in India back in 2018 when they played their maiden Test in Bengaluru.
Afghanistan tour of India 2026 schedule: One-off Test, June 6-10, New Chandigarh; First ODI, June 14, Dharamsala; Second ODI, June 17, Lucknow; Third ODI, June 20, Chennai. The selectors have kept the core of the squad largely intact from India’s earlier ODI engagement against New Zealand at home earlier this year, while still bringing in a few fresh faces to broaden the group for the matches ahead.
