{"id":23509,"date":"2026-09-13T03:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23509"},"modified":"2026-09-13T03:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:04:12","slug":"game-time-after-injury-hiccups-full-strength-india-take-on-afghanistan-in-first-t20i-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23509","title":{"rendered":"Game time after injury hiccups: Full-strength India take on Afghanistan in first T20I | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134173703,imgsize-132238,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shreyas-iyer.jpg\" alt=\"Game time after injury hiccups: Full-strength India take on Afghanistan in first T20I\" title=\"Team India\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: It has been a rough initiation into the T20I captaincy for <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shreyas-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shreyas Iyer<\/a>, having returned winless from the tour of Ireland and England in June-July. However, the first T20I against Afghanistan here on Sunday will be the first time he can boast of having a first-choice team to work with.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Iyer\u2019s captaincy came in bizarre circumstances after the selectors decided to unceremoniously dump T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav. Ever since, Indian cricket has been beset with injury problems, with the BCCI even inviting Iyer for a crucial review meeting earlier this month.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cIt (injuries to players) is not frustrating. We need to understand the amount of matches a player is playing continuously. <!-- -->He\u2019s bound to get injured some way or the other because the intensity is pretty high,\u201d Iyer said. \u201cOf course, it certainly impacts the combination. All you can control is whoever is available on that given day, and we need to give that sort of confidence to that particular player. A backup is equally important for the team. We know they can deliver as well,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>This will also be the first time Iyer will have the services of pace spearhead <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/jasprit-bumrah\/63755\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>, who is coming off a long layoff. \u201cAs a player comes out of injury, it\u2019s important that he gets more game time. Bumrah has played so much cricket over the years. He is well experienced,\u201d Iyer said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Iyer says team excited to interact with Olympic athletes<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>This three-match series, in essence, is a warmup before India fly out to Japan for the Asian Games on Sept 19. Iyer said the team would be excited to spend time with athletes from other disciplines.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cIt is definitely an exciting time for me. It\u2019s going to be my first time (at a multi-sports event). There are a couple of players who have already been at the last Asian Games. The first match we are going to play is against Japan, so that is going to be a historic one. Sharing a relationship with the hockey players and other Olympic players is exciting. We will definitely go and cheer our athletes whenever we get time,\u201d Iyer said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-afghanistan\/game-time-after-injury-hiccups-full-strength-india-take-on-afghanistan-in-first-t20i\/articleshow\/134173420.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: It has been a rough initiation into the T20I captaincy for Shreyas Iyer, having returned winless from the tour of Ireland and England in June-July. However, the first T20I against Afghanistan here on Sunday will be the first time he can boast of having a first-choice team to work with.Iyer\u2019s captaincy came in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789268653_shreyas-iyer.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"NEW DELHI: It has been a rough initiation into the T20I captaincy for Shreyas Iyer, having returned winless from the tour of Ireland and England in June-July. 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