IND vs AFG T20: 3 stars, including Rinku Singh, are suddenly out of the team! Know why you didn't get a chance?

India vs Afghanistan T20 squad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday officially announced the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming T20 International series against Afghanistan. Shreyas Iyer has been handed over the captaincy of the team in this series, while Tilak Verma will play the role of vice-captain. The team has tried to maintain a balance of young and experienced players, but some big and anticipated names are missing from the team, which has sparked a lot of debate among cricket fans and experts. In particular, they are disappointed with the dropping of three important players like Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Krunal Pandya

3 key players left out of the team

Rinku Singh: Dashing finisher Rinku Singh, who played in India's last T20 series, has been left out of the series against Afghanistan this time. Rinku has scored 702 runs in 48 T20 Internationals for India so far at a superb strike rate of 156.34, including 3 half-centuries. Despite his ability to finish matches in the death overs, he is considered a surprise that he did not get a place in the team.

Kuldeep Yadav: The 31-year-old spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has been playing continuously for India, has also not been selected for the Afghanistan series. Kuldeep was an important part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup this year and last played against Pakistan in the World Cup. The ignorance of the veteran spinner, who has taken 95 wickets in 54 T20 matches for the Indian team, has come as a shock to the fans.

Krunal Pandya: The 35-year-old all-rounder Krunal Pandya, who has been impressive with both bat and ball in the last 2 IPL seasons, was highly likely to make a comeback to the national team through this series. Krunal last played an international match for India in the year 2021. After not being selected in the team, he expressed his feelings by sharing a story on social media that "there is still hope". Krunal has scored 124 runs in 10 innings in 19 T20 matches for India and has taken 15 wickets

Young talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi's entry and fitness report:

Rising star Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who recently made his international cricket debut against England, has found a place and this will be his first domestic international series on Indian soil. Apart from this, star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has also returned to the team. However, the BCCI has made it clear that the participation of Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Harshit Rana in the final playing XI will depend on their fitness clearance reports

India's full 15-member T20 squad against Afghanistan:

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi<>