Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are back in the T20 team for the Afghanistan series.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made a well-publicized return to the Indian T20 team on Sunday for the three-match series against Afghanistan at home, with the former being chosen captain starting on January 11 in Mohali. When India faced England in the World Cup quarterfinal in November, Rohit and Kohli made their last appearance in a Twenty20 match.The squad needed to abandon its powerplay strategy, as the two veterans and KL Rahul were observed to be playing antiquated cricket, and Hardik Pandya was set to take over as the club's new T20 captain.

The squad needed to abandon its powerplay strategy, as the two veterans and KL Rahul were observed to be playing antiquated cricket, and Hardik Pandya was set to take over as the club's new T20 captain. But there was a lot of inexperience at the top of the order as a result of Pandya's injury during the ODI World Cup and, more recently, Suryakumar Yadav's ligament damage.The renowned pair would be chosen for the Afghanistan series by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel, according to a PTI story from last week. "The selection committee is not the only body that can make decisions about Rohit and Virat. Broadcasters and sponsors have a lot on the line, and you can't choose to ignore the other. Under the condition of anonymity, a former India selector told PTI that Ajit and his staff needed to keep things as they were.