BY A STAFF REPORTER: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 15-member squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan starting January 11 at the Punjab Cricket Association in Mohali. Rohit Sharma will lead India in the T20I series against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have been rested for the three-match T20Is. The second T20I will be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on January 14 while the third T20I will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on January 17.
India squad for T20I series against Afghanistan: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.