Today, the Indian cricket team will face Afghanistan in the ninth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Rohit Sharma's team will be without world No. 2 ODI hitter Shubman Gill, who is recovering from dengue fever in Chennai.

Despite collecting a golden duck in the previous match against Australia, Ishan Kishan will continue to open the batting in Gill's absence.

Given the circumstances at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India may aim to bring in Shardul Thakur to replace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Another move that India may consider is bringing in Suryakumar Yadav to replace Shreyas Iyer, who also scored a duck in India's opening encounter against Australia.

"Whoever is given the opportunity, I believe team management believes he should be given a fair chance." We must rally behind everyone. Everyone who is playing should have ample opportunity.

And if there is a moment in which we believe Surya should be brought in, he has been batting quite well. He's been playing well, and he's been preparing well. So, if we think Surya should come in, we will absolutely play him," Team India batting coach Vikram Rathour remarked on the eve of the match.

India vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 9 Details

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Date & Time: October 11, 2pm IST onwards

Live Streaming and TV details: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar website and app

India vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 9 Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batters: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ibrahim Zadran

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Azmatullah Omarzai

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Rashid Khan

Captain: Virat Kohli

Vice-captain: Ravindra Jadeja

India vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 9 Predicted 11
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer/Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi