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Kris Srikkanth questioned why Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was left out of India's T20 opening match. He emphasized Sooryavanshi's remarkable performance against Zimbabwe, where he was named Player of the Series, and criticized the team management for not giving him a fair opportunity. Furthermore, Srikkanth expressed concern over the inconsistent selection of Sanju Samson and called for more transparent selection policies for both players.

AFG Vs IND Match Prediction: After a massive win in this first T20I of this three-match series, India are well and truly on the front foot and can wrap this series up as soon as this very match, as we see two of the best teams in Asia square off against one another.

The Afghanistan Cricket Team had a strong showing in the 2026 T20 World Cup, but did not make it past the first round. They followed it up by being thrashed by India in a one-off test match, and then an ODI series defeat to the men in Blue. rouesnews.click

The Afghans have since whitewashed Ireland in a T20I series, the same team that whitewashed India in the same format around the same time. They will not play their first international cricket match in about a month.

As for the Indian Cricket Team, they became the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cup titles earlier this year, while also becoming the first team to win the tournament thrice. Most recently, they lost the first game of this ongoing series.

Then came the IPL, where all the players of the Indian team played. The Sri Lankans then hosted Afghanistan for one Test match and three T20Is, winning them all comfortably. Then came the disastrous two T20Is against Ireland, both of which the Men in Blue lost, losing a match and then a series for the first time to the Irish.

A tour to India was next, where the Indians were thrashed 4-0 in a T20I series, then lost 2-1 in an ODI series. Then came a T20I series win over Zimbabwe, and a Test series victory over Sri Lanka right before this series. Now, they have won the first game of this ongoing series.

AFG Vs IND Match Prediction Date and Time:

• Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
• Time: 7:30 PM onwards (IST)
• Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

AFG Vs IND Live Streaming: How To Watch

The Afghanistan Vs India 2nd T20I of the 2026 series will be broadcast live on the Sony Sports Network on TV in India. It will be live-streamed on the Fancode app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.

AFG Vs IND Team; Full Squads:

Afghanistan Full Squad:

Ibrahim Zadran (C), Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Noor-ul-Rahman, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nangeyalia Kharoti, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq

India Full Squad:

Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Thakur

Afghanistan Vs India Prediction T20Is: Head-to-Head

• Matches Played: 10
• Afghanistan Won: 00
• India Won: 09
• No Result: 01
• First Played: May 01, 2010 (IND win)
• Last Played: September 13, 2026 (IND win)

AFG Vs IND Toss Update

*To be updated after the toss*

AFG Vs IND Team; Predicted XIs:

Afghanistan Predicted XI:

Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (C), Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq

India Predicted XI:

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (C), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy

AFG Vs IND 2nd T20I 2026 Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report

While historically a little sticky wicket, in recent years, the conditions at the Arun Jaitley Stadium have been highly conducive to batting. The pitches are flat, with almost no support to bowlers, coupled with short boundaries, making it a batter’s haven. There might be a little something for the pacers here early in the innings. Overall, based on the progress of this competition so far, the tracks are expected to be quite balanced and competitive. The Arun Jaitley is usually a smaller ground. The square boundaries are generally around 60-62m in length, while the straight ones extend out to 68m, possibly 65m or more.

AFG Vs IND 2nd T20I Weather Forecast

It will be a warm evening in the national capital of Delhi on match day. The temperatures will be just shy of the 30 degrees Celsius mark. The skies will be partly cloudy, but the chances of rain will remain low. The winds will be moderate, while the humidity will be very high, making the conditions sticky and uncomfortable.

AFG Vs IND 2nd T20I 2026 Match India Prediction: 3 Players To Watch Out For

The 3 players to watch out for in the AFG Vs IND Tri-Series 2026 2nd T20I are:

• India batter Abhishek Sharma
• Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai
• India bowler Arshdeep Singh

Afghanistan Vs India Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s 2nd T20I?

For the AFG Vs IND 2026 2nd T20I Prediction, India will defeat Afghanistan in the 2nd T20I of this three-match series

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BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday said the Indian women’s team’s decision not to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council chairman Mohsin Naqvi was a “collective decision” taken by the Board.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday but did not accept the trophy from Naqvi, continuing a stance first adopted by the Indian men’s team during the 2025 Asia Cup.

Shukla said Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, did not object to the decision.

“We discussed the matter among ourselves and decided that we would not accept it (trophy) from him. It was our collective decision. He (Naqvi) also did not raise any objection to it,” Shukla told reporters after arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport with the team.

“We informed our team accordingly, and he presented it to whoever he had to and then left,” he added.

BCCI Says Decision Was Communicated

Shukla’s comments were in line with the position earlier expressed by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, who said the decision had been taken after considering all prevailing circumstances.

“We had taken a conscious decision considering all prevailing aspects, and our position had been communicated to the ACC in advance, that the Indian team would not participate in the trophy presentation under the circumstances,” Saikia had told PTI.

The decision came in the aftermath of the 2025 Asia Cup, when the Indian men’s team also chose not to accept the trophy from Naqvi.

The stance followed last year’s Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed.

Shukla Dismisses Criticism Of Saikia

Images of Saikia speaking with Naqvi during the Asia Cup final had surfaced, prompting questions over the BCCI’s position.

However, Shukla described the interaction as routine and said there was no reason for it to attract criticism.

“What Saikia ji said is absolutely correct. When you are at a match, everyone is present there and interacts in a professional capacity,” Shukla said.

“Therefore, I do not think there should be so much criticism over that,” he added.

India Turn Focus To Asian Games

Shukla also congratulated the Indian women’s team for winning the Asia Cup and expressed confidence in its prospects at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.

“We became Asia Cup champions. Our women have once again made us proud and we will continue to win in the future,” he said.

“The team is now heading to Japan and we are fully confident that we will secure a victory there as well,” Shukla added.

The Indian team will now shift its focus to the Asian Games after completing a successful Asia Cup campaign.

It is not easy to create a new format in cricket. More when three different formats already exist in the sport. And yet there is a need. There is a need for parity, for equal opportunity and more. Anyone who has watched the Asia Cup will agree, India was miles ahead of the rest of the field. There was no real competition and every India match was one sided. And yet when this Indian team travels to play the T-20 world cup, they struggle to make the semi-finals. Is it true that playing these modest teams in the Asia Cup or the Asian Games is breeding a sense of complacency? Do these wins mask the cracks that continue to exist?

And when you focus on the other teams, the picture is grim. Pakistan is in tatters while Bangladesh, a force a couple of years back, haven’t really progressed since. Teams like Thailand and Hong Kong are only there to make the numbers and that’s a worry when you think of the overall health of the game. And that’s where the new format in Test Twenty can help.

Test Twenty allows girls between the age groups of 13-21 from all across the world to come and play in teams in a league format. Teams aren’t picked basis nationality and there isn’t a single format where amateur cricketers or the youth have the opportunity to socialise and learn from each other. Imagine a few girls from Hong Kong or Thailand sharing the change room with girls from India and what that can do for their confidence. It isn’t possible at the WPL for the franchises will not pick these players from associate countries who aren’t still at the very top level. It is possible at Test Twenty with its focus on parity and on the youth. That’s what makes me hopeful of the format for it can actually add parity to women’s cricket and make it a level playing field.

A hardcore Indian format coming out of the country is rare. Test Twenty is one such, which has strong values at its core. If it allows girls from Bangladesh and Nepal and Sri Lanka to get better by giving them access to top quality coaching and game play, it would have made a stellar contribution to the overall health of the game. And that’s where lies the investment opportunity. If you want to see the sport get better, Test Twenty offers you an opportunity to make a tangible contribution. With just weeks left for the first season to start, I am cautiously optimistic of its chances. With proper research and meticulous planning, it could be a format of the future going forward.

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