A series win over Afghanistan is still not counted among the grandstand cricketing feats, but a clutch of players will be eager to achieve that in Indore on January 14 in the second T20I as it can transform them into contenders from sidekicks.
India had won the first game at Mohali by six wickets to take a 1-0 lead.
It is then imperative for Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel to produce a defining effort against the Afghans to keep themselves within the selectors' sight as the move to find a perfect squad for the T20 World Cup has gathered steam.
