Yashasvi Jaiswal replaces Virat Kohli for Afghanistan ODIs
The India batter injured his hamstring during RCB’s run to the IPL 2026 title
India bat first, Suthar gets maiden Test cap
Afghanistan have handed a Test debut to spin-bowling allrounder Nangeyalia Kharote
India make red-ball switch for Afghanistan challenge in New Chandigarh’s maiden Test
India will likely have to decide between Harsh Dubey and Manav Suthar for the third spinner’s spot
‘Positive move’ – Gambhir throws his weight behind red-ball-pink-ball switch
“We’ve got to give Sai a fair run” – Gautam Gambhir makes it clear that B Sai Sudharsan, and not Devdutt Padikkal, is India’s Test No. 3 for the moment
KS Bharat announces retirement from international cricket
He represented India in seven Test matches, including in the 2023 WTC final
Shreyas Iyer to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain
Suryakumar had led India to the T20 World Cup title in March, but has been in poor batting form
Ahead of Afghanistan Test, Kuldeep gets a ‘feel of the red ball’ after underwhelming IPL
Kuldeep is one of four spinners, alongside the uncapped Suthar and Dubey, part of India’s squad for one-off Test against Afghanistan
New Zealand home summer to start with blockbuster all-format India tour
The New Zealand men’s side will also host Sri Lanka for an all-format tour, while the women will host Bangladesh for three T20Is and as many ODIs
Sairaj Bahutule joins India team as spin-bowling coach ahead of Afghanistan Test
He was recently with PBKS in IPL 2026 in a similar capacity
Auqib Nabi, Prince Yadav among seven net bowlers for Afghanistan Test
Among others are Gurjapneet Singh, Shivang Kumar, Saransh Jain and Zeeshan Ansari