Afghanistan to tour India in June

Afghanistan will tour India to play in one Test and three ODIs

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Jai Rai, Assistant Editor
Afghanistan's Abdollah Ahmadzai (R) celebrates with teammates after taking a catch to dismiss Canada's Dilon Heyliger during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Afghanistan and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 19, 2026.
Afghanistan's Abdollah Ahmadzai (R) celebrates with teammates after taking a catch to dismiss Canada's Dilon Heyliger during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Afghanistan and Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on February 19, 2026.
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Dubai: Afghanistan will tour India to play in one Test and three ODIs, the Board of Control for Cricket in India confirmed on Monday.

The tour will begin with the Test in Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, located in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) on June 6. The venue is hosting its first Test after having hosted T20s and ODIs.

It will be followed by three ODIs on June 14 (Dharamshala), June 17 (Lucknow) and June 20 (Chennai), said Devajit Saikia, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, in a release.

Afghanistan’s tour starts soon after this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) ends on May 31.

The Afghanistan team used India as a cricketing base for several years because of political and security challenges at home before shifting to the UAE.

They bowed out of the ongoing T20 World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, in the group stage.

Jai Rai
Jai RaiAssistant Editor
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