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First T20 of the three-match series, India's fringe players, led by Shivam Dube, secured a convincing six-wicket victory over Afghanistan

When discussing the possibility of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening in the Twenty20 Internationals against Afghanistan, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid went into great detail.

Virat Kohli, with an impressive tally of 4008 runs in 115 matches at an average of 52.73 and a strike rate of 137.96, recently became the first batter to score 2000 runs in seven different calendar years.

Shami produced one of his best Test seasons under Ravi Shastri's coaching tenure

Despite a promising start in the first game, the Indian team failed to deliver a collective performance, disappointing the nearly-packed DY Patil Stadium audience.

Bautista Agut won the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in early matches, and again in 2018 when he beat Juan Martin del Potro in the final.

Faf du Plessis, while acknowledging the inspirational leadership of MS Dhoni, intends to lead the Johannesburg Super Kings (JSK) in his unique manner

Kohli and Rohit last featured in a T20I match for India during the semifinal loss against England in the T20 World Cup in November 2022.

Earlier, top-ranked woman Swiatek had given Poland an early lead with a straight-sets win against Angelique Kerber.

Former captain Sourav Ganguly recently lent his support to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's potential inclusion in India's T20I World Cup squad scheduled for June