India vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2012 Live Cricket Score

India will have to quickly decide on their team combination as they launch their ICC World Twenty20 campaign against minnows Afghanistan on Wednesday, hoping to get into the groove for the tougher battles ahead. Match starts at 7.30 pm (IST).MS Dhoni and his boys start their campaign against a confident Afghanistan side who have made giant strides and now have the belief to challenge the very best. India would in all probability stick to their 7 batsmen/ 4 bowler strategy. As with every major tournament, the devoted, passionate and emotional Indian fan would settle for nothing less than the trophy.


Manoj Tiwary, who has done pretty well in limited chances he has got so far, is an option if team management decides to bench any of the middle-order batsman.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashok Dinda, L Balaji, Piyush Chawla.

Afghanistan: Nawroz Mangal (capt), Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Javed Ahmadi, Karim Sadiq, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nasim Baras, Samiullah Shenwari, Shafiqullah, Shapoor Zadran.