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Teenager Sooryavanshi included in India squad for Afghanistan T20s
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Teenager Sooryavanshi included in India squad for Afghanistan T20s Sept 1 : Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was named in India's squad for the T20 series against Afghanistan on Tuesday after responding to a disappointing debut series in England with two half-centuries against Zimbabwe in July. • Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was also named in the squad, subject to fitness, having been sidelined by a knee injury and missing the test series in Sri Lanka last month. • All-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy...
Teenager Sooryavanshi included in India squad for Afghanistan T20s
Sept 1 : Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was named in India's squad for the T20 series against Afghanistan on Tuesday after responding to a disappointing debut series in England with two half-centuries against Zimbabwe in July.
• Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was also named in the squad, subject to fitness, having been sidelined by a knee injury and missing the test series in Sri Lanka last month.
• All-rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar, along with paceman Harshit Rana, were named pending final fitness clearances.
• Shreyas Iyer will continue as captain, with World Cup-winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav again left out of the squad.
• India host Afghanistan in a three-match T20 series in New Delhi from September 13 to 17.
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