Sairaj Bahutule joins India team as spin-bowling coach ahead of Afghanistan Test

The India batter injured his hamstring during RCB’s run to the IPL 2026 title

Suryakumar had led India to the T20 World Cup title in March, but has been in poor batting form

This will be Ashwin’s first T20 franchise stint outside the IPL after he opted out of his BBL deal with Sydney Thunder because of a knee injury