Afghanistan

Ibrahim Zadran (C)

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Sediqullah Atal

Noor ul Rahman

Darwish Rasooli

Azmatullah Omarzai

Mohammad Nabi

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Abdollah Ahmadzai

India

Sanju Samson (W)

Abhishek Sharma

Ishan Kishan

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Tilak Varma

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Shivam Dube

Axar Patel

Ravi Bishnoi

Jasprit Bumrah

Yash Thakur

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ibrahim Zadran

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Mohammad Saleem Safi

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq Murid

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi

Zubairullah Akbari

Arshdeep Singh

Ashok Sharma

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mohammed Siraj

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Prince Yadav

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Saransh Subodh Jain

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryansh Prashant Shedge

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Virat Kohli

Washington Sundar

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Ravisingh Thakur

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Gautam Gambhir finally cleared picture on Hardik Pandya and while revealing his absence from India's T20I and ODI squads for West Indies series, said that he cannot bowl 10 overs at the moment

Gautam Gambhir disclosed the real reason behind Hardik Pandya's absence from West Indies series

Gambhir clearly said that Pandya cannot bowl 10 overs at the moment

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and star all-rounder Hardik Pandya in this frame. (Getty)

Gautam Gambhir reveals main reason behind Hardik Pandya's absence from WI series

India captain Shreyas Iyer invited Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran on the podium after winning the third T20I by 127 runs to sweep series 3-0

Shreyas Iyer invited Ibrahim Zadran to share winning Trophy & Team photo after India's T20I series sweep over Afghanistan

India bulldozed Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third T20I

IND vs AFG: Shreyas Iyer wins hearts by inviting Afghan skipper to join India's Trophy celebrations after T20I series sweep. (Screenshot)

Iyer wins hearts by inviting Afghan skipper to join India's trophy celebration

Abhishek Sharma's record-breaking century bulldozed Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third T20I as India completed their 3-0 series sweep

India crushed Afghanistan by 127 runs in the third T20I to complete 3-0 series sweep

Abhishek Sharma was the architect of India's mammoth win with a historic 34-ball 108

India's explosive opener Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

India complete 3-0 series whitewash against AFG with 127-run win in 3rd T20I

Abhishek Sharma came out with a 'Erling Haaland' celebration after hammering a record-breaking 30-ball century in the third T20I against Afghanistan

Abhishek Sharma's celebration after tonking a record-breaking century in 3rd T20I vs Afghanistan went viral

Abhishek Sharma ran riot with a historic 30-ball century at the Arun Jaitley stadium

India's explosive batter Abhishek Sharma celebrates after scoring a record-breaking century during 3rd T20I against Afghanistan. (Getty)

Watch: Abhishek Sharma pulls off famous 'Haaland' celebration after 30-ball ton

Abhishek Sharma ran riot with the bat and notched a massive World Record by cracking a blistering 30-ball century in the second T20I against Afghanistan

Abhishek Sharma scripted history with a 30-ball century during 3rd T20I against Afghanistan

With this Abhishek recorded the fastest-ever T20I century amongst full member nations

India's explosive batter Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

Abhishek scripts historic world record with 30-ball 100 in 3rd T20I vs AFG

Afghanistan invited India to bat first in the third T20I at the Arun Jaitley stadium. India made one change to their playing XI for the dead rubber

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the 3rd T20I against India

Here are the playing XIs of both the teams:

India captain Shreyas Iyer (R) and Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: India put to bat against Afghanistan, Sooryavanshi's wait continues

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sat out of India's playing XI in the first two T20Is against Afghanistan. However, with series clinched, Shreyas Iyer feels it's time to make a little bit of a change in the team's combination

Shreyas Iyer has hinted at making changes in team's combination after India sealed the T20I series vs Afghanistan

If that happens, that will open the door for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to walk into India's playing XI

India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (R) and Shreyas Iyer in this frame. (Getty)

Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi be included in India's playing XI in 3rd T20I vs AFG? 

India got the better of Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second T20I at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley stadium. With this India pocketed the series 2-0

India hammered Afghanistan by seven wickets in the second T20I

With this India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series

India's Nitish Kumar Reddy (L) and Sanju Samson in frame. (Getty)

Samson's 57, Reddy's 3-fer power India to 7-wicket win vs AFG, seal series 2-0

Sanju Samson ran riot with the bat and struck a 22-ball fifty during the second T20I against Afghanistan. This was Samson's fastest fifty in the shortest format

Sanju Samson notched up his fastest fifty in T20Is in the second T20I against Afghanistan

Samson brought up his fifty in just 20 balls

India's star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson in this frame. (Getty)

IND vs AFG: Sanju Samson goes berserk, hammers his fastest T20I fifty

India won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley stadium. Ravi Bishnoi walked into India's playing XI in place of injured Chakaravarthy

India won the flip of the coin in elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in the second T20I

Know the playing XI of both the teams here:

India's Shreyas Iyer (L) and Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran in this frame. (Getty)

Afghanistan vs India Playing XI

AFG vs IND 3rd T20I Playing XI - Delhi (17 September 2026)

Playing XI

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Gautam Gambhir reveals main reason behind Hardik Pandya's absence from WI series

Iyer wins hearts by inviting Afghan skipper to join India's trophy celebration

India complete 3-0 series whitewash against AFG with 127-run win in 3rd T20I