India recall Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah for the T20I series against Afghanistan, with Hardik Pandya reported as unfit. Samson returns after being rested for the previous T20I series against Zimbabwe, and is included as one of two specialist wicketkeepers.
Alongside Samson, Ishan Kishan is named as the other wicketkeeper. Multiple outlets report that the squad includes eight changes from the Zimbabwe series, with Rinku Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Prince Yadav, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav, and Ashok Sharma left out.
Both sources present the selection update in the same terms—Samson’s return after rest and Bumrah’s comeback—while the main variation lies in emphasis rather than substance. The reports converge on the overall team reshuffle and the fitness-related absence of Hardik Pandya.
