World Cup 2023, IND vs AFG: Indian batsmen will face the challenge of Afghan world-class spinners

IND vs AFG Playing XI: ICC ODI World Cup (World Cup 2023) is going to start from 5th October. The Indian team will face Australia in its first World Cup match on October 8 and after that, they will face Afghanistan. India vs Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) match will be played on 11 October at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

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Afghanistan has world-class spinners

After winning the Asia Cup, Team India led by Rohit Sharma will be eyeing the World Cup title. However, India will face challenges from many strong teams including Australia, England, and Pakistan. The Indian team has to face Afghanistan, which has world-class spinners, in the second match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Therefore, Team India should go against Afghanistan with a strong playing eleven. Let us know how India’s playing 11 could be in the match against Afghanistan.

Have to be careful of Afghan spinners

After the clash with Australia, India will have to face the Afghan team, and taking this lightly can prove to be a big mistake for India. Afghanistan has world-class spin bowlers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Noor Ahmed, who have good experience of playing on Indian soil. With the ability of these spinners, the Afghanistan team can pose a tough challenge to India. Afghanistan also gave a tough challenge to India in the 2019 World Cup match, in which the Indian team won by 11 runs. In such a situation, Indian batsmen will have to be careful of Afghan spinners in the World Cup.

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Team India’s playing eleven could be like this

Team India would like to enter the 2023 ODI World Cup match against Afghanistan with a strong top order. The Indian top order will include Shubman Gill, captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Whereas KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and Hardik Pandya can make a big contribution in the middle order. KL Rahul has confirmed his place in the team as a wicketkeeper-batsman. But in this match, Suryakumar Yadav can be given a chance in place of Shreyas Iyer. The Indian playing eleven will have Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav as two spinners and Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Shardul Thakur can be included in the fast bowlers.