Harsh Dubey’s domestic performances have earned him a place in the ODI and Test squad as India look to expand their all-round options.
One of the biggest absentees from the ODI squad is Ravindra Jadeja, who has been rested for the Afghanistan tour.
Rishabh Pant, who was withdrawn from India’s previous ODI squad against New Zealand owing to an injury sustained during the practice, does not find a place in the current setup either.
Ayush Badoni, part of the ODI squad against New Zealand earlier this year, has been left out.
Despite being part of the last ODI squad, Yashasvi Jaiswal does not feature in the Afghanistan ODI setup while Dhruv Jurel also misses out from the ODI squad.
Mohammed Siraj, who featured in the New Zealand ODI series, is not part of the Afghanistan squad, while Harshit Rana loses his place from the previous ODI squad.
Test squad: Who’s in, who’s out?
Gill, who had withdrawn after the first Test against South Africa due to injury, returns and will captain India in the one-off Test against Afghanistan.
Prasidh Krishna comes into the Test squad, strengthening India’s pace attack in Bumrah’s absence, while Punjab left-arm seamer Gurnoor Brar is among the fresh additions to the Test setup alongside spinner Manav Suthar has also earned a place in the Test squad as India continue investing in younger red-ball options.
Harsh Dubey’s rise continues with inclusion in the Test squad as well.
India’s premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been rested from the Afghanistan tour. Ravindra Jadeja is also absent from the Test setup as part of workload management.
Axar Patel, who was part of India’s last Test squad against South Africa, does not feature in the Afghanistan Test squad. Pacer Akash Deep also misses out from the current Test setup.