Afghanistan are going to enjoy ‘home’ advantage when they ‘host’ India in September in a historic three-match T20I series in New Delhi. The games will be played on September 13, 15 and 17 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Yes, you read that right, India will be hosted by Afghanistan on Indian soil.

The Real Story

So how is this possible? It’s because Afghanistan have been playing in India since 2015. The BCCI and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding back then and India has been the adopted home of the Afghanistan cricket team since. But Afghanistan have not hosted India yet. No they will.

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It’s Official

According to Sports Now, DDCA Director Shyam Sunder Sharma confirmed the dates and venue. Since India's Asian Games-bound players shall be in Japan at that time, the BCCI is expected to send a full-strength Indian team to take on the side that reached the semis of the T20 World Cup in 2024.

"Definitely, we will try to make it a memorable one," said Sharma speaking Exclusively to Sports Now.

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One-Off Test

India are the current T20 World Cup champions after lifting the trophy under Suryakumar Yadav. In the meantime, the Test side under Shubman Gill shall be taking on Afghanistan in a one-off game in Mullanpur from June 6 to 10.

Virat Kohli Return

India are also playing three ODIs from June 13 to 17 against Afghanistan. It shall be Virat Kohli’s return to the international stage after his heroics helped RCB win IPL 2026 and retain the title.