Dharamsala, June 12 -- There will be some milestones up for grabs for the skipper Shubman Gill and vice-captain Shreyas Iyer as they take on Afghanistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at Dharamsala on Saturday.

The first match of the three-match series between India and Afghanistan will start in Dharamsala on Saturday. The occasion could be a special one for the captain and vice-captain duo, as they are heading towards the milestone of 3,000 ODI runs.

Currently in 76 ODIs, Iyer has scored 2,977 runs in 70 innings at an average of 46.51 and a strike rate of 98.51, with five centuries and 23 fifties. This year in three ODIs, Iyer has not set the world on fire exactly with his performances, scoring just 60 runs at an average of...