India, Aug. 24 -- The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday confirmed that there would be no change to the schedule for the upcoming T20I series against India. Earlier, Hindustan Times Digital reported that the ACB was mulling over hosting one T20I on September 14 to coincide with Ganesh Chaturthi, but it seems the plan didn't proceed as intended. On Monday, the ACB announced Afghanistan's squad for the three-match series, and the schedule remains unchanged, with the three matches to be played on September 13, 15 and 17 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

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