Ind vs Afg – Jasprit Bumrah rested for Afghanistan Test; KL Rahul replaces Rishabh Pant as vice-captain
Brar, 25, has performed solely 18 first-class video games and 9 List A matches, however has already represented India A. He took 11 wickets in eight video games in final season’s Vijay Hazare Trophy throughout Punjab’s run to the semi-finals. He was additionally the joint-high wicket-taker with eight scalps when India A hosted Australia A for two 4-day matches in Lucknow in September 2025.
Suthar, 23, brings some extra expertise, having performed 29 first-class video games for 129 wickets at a median of 25.76, and has been an everyday in India A sides throughout the three codecs. In 4-day video games, he performed in opposition to South Africa A in Bengaluru in October-November 2025. He additionally performed for Rest of India in opposition to Vidarbha within the Irani Cup earlier than that, the place he took 5 wickets within the match and in addition scored an unbeaten 56 at No. 8 within the second innings.
India Test squad vs Afghanistan
Shubman Gill (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul (vc) Sai Sudharsan, Rishabh Pant, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Dhruv Jurel
India ODI squad vs Afghanistan
Shubman Gill (capt), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey
