Afghanistan’s Predicted XI for T20I Series against India

Afghanistan takes on India in a three-match T20I series set to commence on September 13 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This is a historic series for the Afghan side, who will be looking to pick up a result against one of the top sides in the shortest formats.

Despite the series being held in Delhi, Afghanistan will be playing host and will be looking to use this series as a platform for the Asian Games set to commence later in the month. Possessing a team of players who have gone on to become stars in the T20 format across franchise leagues in the world, they come into this series with much hope and potential to cause a significant upset.

Here is Afghanistan's predicted playing XI for T20Is vs India:

Top order: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Sediqullah Atal

Wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been a key presence for the Afghanistan side across formats. He has been in stellar form with the bat, scoring runs in T20 leagues across the world and would be looking to continue that run in Afghanistan colours. He will be partnered at the top of the order by Ibrahim Zadran, for whom this will be the first series as captain of the side.

Left-handed batter Sediqullah Atal was once regarded as one of the country's most talented batting prospects, and has slowly established himself as a key feature across the formats for Afghanistan. Batting at one-drop, he is cautious and watchful in his approach, but can also land a fair share of big blows.