Before Thursday’s first Twenty20 International, Afghanistan’s head coach Jonathan Trott said that the team has a plan to deal with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of India’s best hitters. Kohli and Rohit will play in their first T20I since the 2022 T20 World Cup, when they played against England. India will want to have both fast bowlers on their team because the 2024 World Cup is coming up soon.
“India can choose any strong side.” With players like Rohit and Virat, they have had world-class stars for a while now. They have been lucky to have guys who have played a lot of cricket against them in the IPL. The other guys have seen them on TV, so they will definitely be in some plans. “We have to carry out those plans and be ready to do so on the day,” Trott told JioCinema. On their first trip to India, Afghanistan would have to bring their best game to play the hosts. Trott said that they need to get better at all three parts of the game to stay ahead of the Men in Blue.
“We need to get better at all three parts of the game.” We need to win those important games when things get tough. That’s what today’s practice is all about, Trott said, “getting players ready to do well whenever they get the chance to make a difference in a game.” Kohli won’t be in the starting XI for the first game of the three-game series because he has personal reasons, according to head coach Rahul Dravid, who addressed the media before the game. The first bilateral match between Afghanistan and India will begin on Thursday in Mohali. The last game of the series will be held in Bengaluru on January 17. The second game will be played in Indore on January 14.
Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.
