Team India opts to bowl first; no Yashasvi Jaiswal or Sanju Samson are playing in the XI
The Indian cricket team has won the toss and opted to field first in the IND vs. AFG 1st T20I at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali. The Men in Blue had to make a last-minute change in the playing XI after opener Yashasvi Jaiswal complained of a sore right groin. Senior batter Virat Kohli, who has been picked in the T20I squad after more than a year, was unavailable for selection in Mohali due to personal reasons.
The captains of the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, will open the innings. Meanwhile, the management went with Jitesh Sharma over Sanju Samson for the role of wicketkeeper. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has also missed out and is being replaced by all-rounder Washington Sundar.
India Playing XI for 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar