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India’s IPL Stars Reach Mullanpur Ahead of One-Off Afghanistan Test Match

India’s IPL Stars Reach Mullanpur Ahead of One-Off Afghanistan Test Match

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The first group of Team India players has reached Mullanpur for the one-off Test match against Afghanistan. Players like Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Gurnoor Brar, and Mohammed Siraj could not arrive earlier in New Chandigarh because they were busy playing in the IPL 2026 season, which ended on May 31. KL Rahul, who was named vice-captain, led the first contingent to Mullanpur.

India's IPL Stars Arrive in Mullanpur Ahead of Afghanistan Test

Gill is expected to arrive with the remaining players on June 3. One can’t forget that the Gujarat Titans’ return to the team hotel was delayed due to a fire inside the team bus while arriving back from the IPL 2026 final. The players who have featured in the IPL 2026 Playoffs have had virtually no rest and preparation time. Sundar and Siraj were even part of India’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign and have been on the road since February. Apart from the 15-man squad, six more players have travelled to Mullanpur with Team India.

Since bowlers like Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj may be tired after the IPL 2026 season and frequent travel, six net bowlers have been added to the squad. These include Auqib Nabi, whose exclusion from the main squad sparked debate, and Prince Yadav, who has been selected for the ODI team. As for Afghanistan, they had arrived in India on May 27 and had extra days to train for the one-off Test. Barring Azmatullah Omarzai, who was part of the Punjab Kings, other players flew in. The same goes for Rashid Khan, but he’s part of the ODI team and will not feature in the Test.

India squad for Afghanistan Test: Shubman Gill (c), KL Rahul (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel (wk)

Net bowlers: Auqib Nabi, Prince Yadav, Saransh Jain, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivang Kumar, Gurjapneet Singh

 

FAQs

Q. When will the India vs Afghanistan one-off Test be played?
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The one-off Test will be played in Mullanpur, with Team India already beginning preparations.

 

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