Goa, Sept. 13 -- India will begin their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan on Sunday, September 13, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The series comes as part of India's preparations for the Asian Games and will also give the team management an opportunity to assess several selection options.

Jasprit Bumrah's fitness will be one of the major talking points heading into the series. The pace spearhead missed India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka because of an injury, making his match fitness an important factor for the team.

India have plenty of selection decisions to make, particularly at the top of the order. Captain Shreyas Iyer and the team management are expected to choose two openers from Abhishek Sharma, Sanju ...