Sanju Samson returns to India T20I squad for Afghanistan series; Hardik Pandya ruled out

Sanju Samson is back in India's 15-man T20I squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan that starts on September 13. Hardik Pandya remains unavailable with recurring fitness problems. Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy are named subject to fitness clearance from the Centre of Excellence. All three matches will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.