Former Pakistan star Kamran Akmal said India should treat the Afghanistan bilateral as a stage to groom their backup players. Sanju Samson got the nod ahead of Sooryavanshi, the ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the last T20I series that India played against Zimbabwe. The veteran Samson could not score big and is under pressure, with Sooryavanshi breathing down his neck. Sooryavanshi has found support from Pakistan too.
This is the last T20I series that India will play before the Asian Games. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi warmed the bench in the first India vs Afghanistan T20I in New Delhi on Sunday.
India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was on Monday ruled out of the ongoing T20 series against Afghanistan due to a side strain, making him doubtful for the upcoming Asian Games. MRI has revealed that it is a side strain.
He is out of the series and looks unlikely for Asian Games,” a BCCI source told PTI. “One hundred percent. Sooryavanshi does not sit out against this team. If you play them against England, you are dropping them against Afghanistan,” Akmal was quoted as saying by HT. “It is a fresh injury.
The second T20I will be played on Tuesday in New Delhi.
