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ICC WTC Final: Afghanistan likely to tour India after ICC World Test Championship Final

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ICC WTC Final. India has reached the final of the World Test Championship. They played the staggering brand of cricket for the last two years and it’s fair to say that the hard work of that has paid off. They will lock horns with Australia in the summit clash at the Oval, England from June 7th to 11th. 

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However, after that, they have a jam-packed schedule as they will tour to West Indies. And after that, the real show will begin as they will ply their trade in the Asia Cup and then the Cricket World Cup 2023.

ICC WTC Final: Afghanistan likely to tour India after ICC World Test Championship Final

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In what has been the latest development as per the reports in Times of India (TOI), Afghanistan Cricket Team is likely to tour India after the World Test Championship Final. It is learned that they will come up for the short tour in mid-June. 

A source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India revealed this development to the Times of India. He said: “Yes, the Afghanistan cricket team will undertake a short tour to India in June, after the World Test Championship final (at The Oval in London from June 7-11).” 

Although the itinerary of the tour is yet to be confirmed, but it is likely that they will come for the white-ball series. Afghanistanlast played against India in India in 2018 when they got the Test status. It was a one-off game that saw the hosts winning the game by an innings and 262 runs. 

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India after the World Test Championship Final are scheduled to travel to West Indies for the white-ball series in July and August. The two teams will lock horns in two Tests, three On-Day Internationals (ODI) and five T20 Internationals (T20I). 

India notably has provided great support to Afghanistan in the development of their cricket. The BCCI has provided them with stadiums in Greater Noida, Lucknow and Dehradun to them to play their ‘home’ matches. The team has been playing good cricket here and if the reports of them touring India emerge out to be true, it’s fair to say it’ll be an exciting series. 

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Here’s the probable Indian squad for the ICC WTC Final: 

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan and Kuldeep Yadav.

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