Afghanistan is set to visit India for a one-off Test match and three ODIs in June, announced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The series will take place right after the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) concludes, marking Afghanistan’s first bilateral series against India since their last encounter in a T20I series in January 2024.
The Test match is scheduled to be held at the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh from June 6 to June 10, as per a statement by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. Following the Test, the ODI series will kick off on June 14 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, with subsequent matches planned at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow and MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on June 17 and 20 respectively.
In their previous Test against India in June 2018, Afghanistan made their Test cricket debut but suffered a loss to India by an innings and 262 runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The upcoming three-game ODI series will witness the return of batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to the Indian team, both now exclusively playing 50-over international matches post their retirement from Tests and T20Is.
Following the series with Afghanistan, Kohli and Rohit will participate in a white-ball tour of England, featuring five T20Is and three ODIs, starting from July 1, with the ODI leg starting on July 14. Afghanistan has recently appointed Richard Pybus as their new head coach across all formats, who will join the team before the white-ball series against Sri Lanka in the UAE next month, taking over from Jonathan Trott post their T20 World Cup campaign.
