In serious tension ahead of India-Afghanistan T20 series, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the reason!

India vs Afghanistan T20: The three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is starting from September 13 in Delhi. The Indian team, which is going to take the field under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and the vice-captaincy of Tilak Varma, has become a big problem, not bad form, but a plethora of options for two positions. The biggest puzzle for head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management is who will open the innings

There are currently three strong contenders in the squad for the two opening slots, which has made the selection of the final playing XI a headache.

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Abhishek Sharma: India's most aggressive and explosive opener in the T20 format right now. It is almost impossible for the management to sit him out as he is an important part of the team's future strategy

Sanju Samson: A very experienced and match-winner player. He failed to score big in the early matches of the England tour, due to which he was dropped from the playing XI. Now that he has made a comeback in the Afghanistan series, it is not appropriate for the management to keep such a senior player on the bench continuously

Vaibhav Suryavanshi: This young player has made such a strong claim to the management with his explosive batting in domestic and international cricket that it cannot be ignored

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's superb performance

The confusion of the opening that started in the tour of Ireland and England has been deepened by Vaibhav's stormy form.

IPL 2026: Scored 776 runs in 16 matches for Rajasthan Royals at an average of 48.50 and an amazing strike rate of 237.30. This includes a tumultuous century of 103 off 37 balls.

Zimbabwe tour: Got an opening opportunity in the absence of Sanju Samson, scoring 151 runs in 3 matches at an average of 50.33 and a strike rate of 196.10. He scored 50 off 19 balls and 81 off 49 balls to become the 'Player of the Series'.

Duleep Trophy: Played as Ishan Kishan's vice-captain in the East Zone and also successfully took over the captaincy of the team in the semi-finals when Kishan was injured.

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Lack of space in middle order

The real problem of the team is that if Abhishek and Vaibhav are given the opening, in what order should Sanju Samson play? The Indian middle order is already in shambles. Players like Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and Axar Patel are fixed in the middle order. Apart from this, Ishan Kishan is also present in the team as a wicketkeeper-batsman. Therefore, the management is not left with the option of adjusting an opener to the lower order