IND vs AFG: Watch Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav go through the grind at Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi

IND vs AFG: India will eye their second win in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup when they host Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. On the back of a positive result against Australia, the ‘Men in Blue’ will be high on confidence against their Asian counterparts, On the other hand, Afghanistan are in search of a dire victory having lost to Bangladesh in their first game.

3 things you need to know

• India thrashed Australia by six wickets
• Men in Blue will take on Afghanistan in the next game
• The home side has been dubbed as one of the favourites

India to face Afghanistan  in Delhi

Team India are unlikely to bring in any changes for this game as they don't seem to be tinkering with the winning combination, Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the second game too and Ishan Kishan will have a second chance to rectify their mistakes. The southpaw was dismissed in a very poor manner and he will have the responsibility to lead the charge alongside Rohit Sharma who also endured a poor evening in Chennai. Suryakumar Yadav also took some long strides in the nets as he could be in the line to make his World Cup debut against Afghanistan. This was an optional practice session and the likes of Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, K L Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav didn't play a part in it.

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Will Rohit Sharma make any changes?

Rohit Sharma left the practice pretty early and there seems to be an injury scare around him. Virat and Rahul's batting performances will definitely be a welcoming news for the Men in Blue but in this long tournament, all the other batsmen also will be put through to paces.

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When it comes to bowling the spin department played their part very well and the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will rejoice as the Delhi surface will offer a tilt of grass for the pacers. Shardul Thakur could be a late enetrant nd it remains to be seen whether Rohit opts to make any changes. 

Predicted India XI

Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.