In this three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan, star opener Rohit Sharma is set to make history for Team India. He will break a 37-year-old record.

Rohit Sharma IND vs AFG ODI series 2026

The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Afghanistan will be played on the Dharamsala pitch on Saturday. Star opener Rohit Sharma is set to make history for Team India.

Rohit Sharma will break a 37-year-old record when he steps onto the pitch during this match. He will become the oldest player to play for India in ODI cricket. He has passed the fitness test and is back in the Indian team.

Rohit Sharma is fully prepared for this three-match ODI series. On the other hand, the bad news for the Indian team is that Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are not playing in this three-match ODI series.

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya are currently battling injuries, preventing them from contributing to the Indian team. Both are expected to return to the Indian team for the England tour.

Rohit Sharma will have the tag of the oldest player.

When Rohit Sharma takes the field against Afghanistan, he will be 39 years and 44 days old. He will become the oldest player to play ODIs for India.

Exactly 37 years ago, in 1983, this record was held by World Cup champion Mohinder Amarnath. Mohinder Amarnath played his last ODI for India in 1989, at the age of 39 years and 36 days. Rohit Sharma is poised to take this record 37 years later.

IND vs AFG ODI Teams

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav, Gurnur Brar, Harsh Dubey.

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Siddiqullah Atal, Afsar Zazai, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Qais Ahmed, Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdul Malik, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Rahmanullah.