India, July 24 -- Afghanistan will host India for three T20Is in September ahead of the Japan Asian Games. It appears that the series has been organised for preparations for both teams. The men's cricket event starts in late September.

According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi will host the matches on September 13, 15 and 17. Although Afghanistan have hosted many teams before in India in Dehradun, Greater Noida and Lucknow, this will be the first instance that they will be hosting India. The Central Asian team does not have the required cricket infrastructure back home, and also plays its home matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Recently, Afghanistan toured India for one Test and three ODIs in J...