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On expected lines, senior cricketers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been included in the Indian team for the T20I series against Afghanistan. The Men in Blue will play three T20Is against Afghanistan, starting January 11 in Mohali. The series will mark the return of Kohli and Rohit to the T20I format. They lasted represented India in the format in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, where the Men in Blue went down to England in the semi-final in Adelaide.

The schedule for 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was announced on Friday, January 5. The tournament will be played in the USA and the West Indies from June 1 to June 29. The World Cup will begin with a match between co-hosts USA and Canada at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas. West Indies, the other co-hosts, will begin their campaign against Papua New Guinea at the Guyana National Stadium on June 2.

On a surreal Day 1 of the Cape Town Test between India and South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday, January 3, as many as twenty three wickets fell with bowlers from both sides dominating proceedings. The Proteas batted first after winning the toss in the second Test, but were bundled out for 55 in 23.2 overs, their lowest Test score since 1932, as Mohammed Siraj ran through the batting with 6/15.

Team India captain Rohit Sharma, while replying to a query on Shubman Gill not getting to bat at his preferred opening slot, cheekily admitted that he hated batting at No. 3. Gill has been shifted to the one-down position since India are opening with Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the series against South Africa.