The three-match T20 series between India and Afghanistan is starting from January 11. However, before the first T20 match, the Indian team has suffered a big setback. Indian team’s best batsman Virat Kohli will not be seen playing in the first T20 match.

Indian team head coach Rahul Dravid has announced that Virat Kohli will miss the first T20 due to personal reasons. However, he has also said that Virat Kohli will be seen playing in the remaining two T20 matches. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli has also been included in the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan.

After a long time, Virat Kohli has returned to the Indian T20 team. Many fans wanted to see Virat Kohli playing in the first T20 match but they will have to wait a little longer.

Virat Kohli will return in the second T20

Virat Kohli performed very well in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and took his team to the finals. However, the team could not win the final. This year, T20 World Cup is to be played in West Indies and USA and the Indian team would definitely like to win this tournament.

At present, all the fans are very disappointed that Virat Kohli will not play in the first T20 match. Meanwhile, Rashid Khan has also been out of this series from Afghanistan team. The first match between these two teams will be played in Mohali while the second match will be played at Holkar Stadium in Indore. The third and final T20 match will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

India will be captained by Rohit Sharma while many players have returned to the team. There are some players who have been rested in this T20 series. Now it remains to be seen who wins this series?