Cricket World Cup IND vs AFG Playing 11, toss result and streaming details

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, India vs Afghanistan Playing 11: As expected, India have made one change in their Playing 11, bringing in Shardul Thakur in place of R Ashwin.

12:19 PM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | Anjum Chopra on big 1st innings totals

Anjum Chopra puts emphasis on first innings big totals in the ICC Cricket World Cup, says India should post in excess of 400 runs against Afghanistan.

"India can definitely post a 400+ target today. If they win the toss, they should bat first and make optimum use of our batting lineup. They should not bother about the conditions and focus on putting runs on board. Sri Lanka, South Africa and England have all scored runs and it is important for us to score as well."

Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI

11:53 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | Aakash Chopra wants Shami in today's India XI

While speaking at Jio Cinemas sports show 'AakashVani', Aakash Chopra explains why India should go with two spinners only.

“I think Mohammed Shami should play instead of Ravichandran Ashwin. But for that, India should leave its obsession for the No. 8 batter as because of that, if the team needs a third pacer, they go with Shardul Thakur and for the third spinner, they choose Ashwin. I believe against Afghanistan, on a flat pitch, you should go with three fast bowlers where Shami is the third pacer and go with two other proper spinners.”

 

India cricket team. Photo: PTI

11:39 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | IND vs AFG head-to-head

India have faced Afghanistan on only three occasions in 50-over cricket. India emerged victorious in two while one match ended in a tie (Asia Cup 2018).

Total matches played: 3

India won: 2

Afghanistan won: 0

Tied: 1

11:20 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | PLaying XI prediction

India probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Afghanistan probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer

11:10 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | RELIVE - IND vs AFG match in 2019 CWC

10:34 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | AFG team's mindset ahead of IND clash

"Only one good department can't win you games": Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi ahead of India clash

Ahead of the clash against home favourites India, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has said they cannot expect their spinners to save the team from trouble all the time.

 

Afghanistan will face India in their second group-stage match of the ICC World Cup encounter on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

 

Afghanistan will be looking for their first points in the tournament after suffering a defeat against Bangladesh in their opening match of the World Cup. India started their campaign with a 6-wicket triumph against Australia.

 

In their first WC encounter, Afghanistan batters failed to deliver as they were bowled out for just 156 runs in Dharamsala.

 

The captain said the batters needed to overcome the pressure and post a strong score for the bowlers to defend.

 

"I made a statement at the beginning that we will play good cricket as a batting side. We have a good spin bowling attack, but only one department can't win you games. You have to score runs for that, to win the game," Shahidi said during a pre-match press conference.

 

"As a team, we have that belief that we can come back in the next game and throughout the tournament, so the belief is there and the talent is there and we will try to move on and make it better and improve in tomorrow's game," he added.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi

9:51 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | Kohli returns to his home ground

9:46 AM

Cricket World Cup 2023 | India vs Afghanistan LIVE | Match starts at 2 PM IST

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Australia World Cup match. India's caravan has moved to New Delhi after winning their opening match against Australia in Chennai.

You can find all the updates till India vs Afghanistan toss at 1:30 PM IST.

Virat Kohli Stand at Arun Jaitley Stadium, formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla.