
The three matches are slated to take place in Mohali, Indore, and Bengaluru on January 11, 14, and 17, respectively.
India’s final T20I series before the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024 will be this one. In addition, the two teams will play each other in a bilateral T20I series for the first time.
This is a sneak peek at the statistics.
In T20Is, Afghanistan has not yet defeated India.
There have only been five T20I meetings between India and Afghanistan thus far. Despite winning four of their games, India is still undefeated.
In the T20 World Cup and once in the Asia Cup, the two teams have faced off three times.
The men’s T20 tournament match between Afghanistan and India at the Asian Games last year ended in a draw.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s comeback
Significantly, veteran batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have rejoined India’s T20I team for the Afghanistan series. In the format, Rohit is back as the captain of India.
Since India’s 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal loss to England, the pair has not appeared in T20Is.
Notably, the top two run scorers in T20I cricket are Rohit (3,853) and Kohli (4,008).
Rohit looks at these benchmarks
Rohit is expected to become just the second player in men’s T20I history to reach 4,000 runs in the upcoming series. The only other player to accomplish this feat is still his countryman Kohli.
In addition, Rohit, the player with the most T20I caps at the moment, might participate in his 150th match.
It’s interesting to note that, as of right now, only Rohit has participated in over 140 matches in the format.
Mohammad Nabi, the top all-rounder for Afghanistan, is getting close to reaching the 2,000-run milestone in Twenty20 International cricket.
With a strike percentage of 138.72 in the format, he presently has 1,877 runs from 112 matches. Five half-centuries are included in the total.
Nabi trails only Mohammad Shahzad (2,048) in Afghanistan’s T20I runs total.
Nabi has taken 88 wickets in the format and bowls off-spin.
A look at the best-performing individuals
In Twenty20 Internationals, Kohli leads India in runs scored against Afghanistan. In two innings, he has amassed 172 runs, including two fifty-plus scores.
Notably, during the 2022 Asia Cup, Kohli scored his first century in T20I matches against Afghanistan.
It’s interesting to note that in this format, ace spinner Rashid Khan has not yet claimed a wicket against India.
Nabi leads Afghanistan in T20I runs scored against India with 73.