India and Afghanistan are set to meet in Test cricket for only the second time when the latter visit the country for a standalone match in June.
Set to get underway in New Chandigarh on June 6, the fixture comes nearly eight years after Afghanistan played their first Test in India.
Their previous appearance in the format was against Zimbabwe in Harare last year, where they were comprehensively beaten by an innings and 73 runs.Attention will then turn to the 50-over format as India and Afghanistan contest a three-match ODI series in the build-up to the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup next year.
The opening fixture is scheduled for Dharamsala on June 13, while Lucknow and Chennai will host the second and third matches on June 17 and 20, respectively.WATCH: Virat Kohli's Heartwarming Interaction With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi After IPL 2026 Final Wins InternetShubman Gill will lead India in both the Test match and the ODI series.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will also be back in action.
A significant change has taken place within Afghanistan's coaching set-up, where Richard Pybus has succeeded Jonathan Trott at the helm.Following Afghanistan's elimination from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Jonathan Trott stepped....
