Varun Chakaravarthy was ruled out of the T20I series [Source: AFP]As expected, India made light work of Afghanistan in the first T20I match to take a 1-0 lead in the series. India, technically the away side, hardly faced any hiccups in a tricky run chase as they hunted down a target of 157 with utmost ease.Abhishek Sharma scored a blistering 82 off 32 balls and broke several records in the process. Moreover, Ishan Kishan, too, scored valuable runs as India won the first T20I by 7 wickets and 38 balls to spare.The two teams will once again collide at the Arun Jaitley Stadium for the second T20I match, and here is what transpired at the toss.IND Vs AFG Toss update, 2nd T20IIndia won the toss and Shreyas Iyer, as expected elected to bowl first on a wicket that gets better as the game progresses. India will aim to defeat the Afghans once again, but the team has to make one unfortunate change in the playing XI.Varun Chakaravarthy suffered a side strain in the previous T20I, and he was eventually ruled out of the series. Ravi Bishnoi, the leg-break bowler replaces him. The BCCI also gave an official update on Chakaravarthy’s injury.Note: Varun Chakaravarthy experienced sudden-onset discomfort in his left lateral abdominal region while bowling his third over in the first T20I. Scans have revealed a side strain, and he has subsequently been ruled out of the remaining two T20Is," the BCCI statement read.IND Vs AFG, 2nd T20I playing XIsIND Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi BishnoiAlso Read: Varun Chakaravarthy Injury TimelineAFG Playing XI: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq FarooqiIND Vs AFG: What the captains had to sayShreyas Iyer (India Captain): "We are going to bowl first. Talking about calling tails, it has been lucky for me for the last couple of matches irrespective of the result.(Is it an advantage of bowling first in T20 Cricket?) Well, you have a fair idea about how the wicket plays. It's important for the bowlers to adapt as quickly as they can. So, once you know the pace of the wicket, you know how it's going to play. So, it becomes a bit of an advantage.Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan captain): "Again, I would say that if I had won the toss, I would have wanted to bowl first. Unfortunately, we lost it again, so now we’ll focus on the batting department and look at how we can execute our plans well according to the conditions.(On having a better day with the bat) Yeah, exactly. We’ve thought about it. We want to play positive cricket, and we’ve come here with positive intent. Yes, we had a good start that day, but we lost a few wickets in the middle overs. We’ll try to play better cricket today, have a good start in the powerplay, and put a good total on the board.Also Read: Nigar Sultana To Leave Bangladesh Captaincy Amid Handshake Controversy
