Since 2010, India and Afghanistan have only played against each other in
KL Rahul, a popular cricket player from India, has faced Afghanistan’s spin bowlers twice. Both times, he played exceptionally well and helped India win.
The first time was during the 2021 T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Rahul scored 69 runs in just 48 balls while facing bowlers like Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi. He also had a great partnership with Rohit Sharma, scoring 140 runs together. Because of his outstanding performance, he was chosen as the best player of the match.
The second time was during the 2022 Asia Cup in Dubai. He scored 62 runs in 41 balls. Even though his performance was impressive, it was somewhat overshadowed by Virat Kohli’s 122 runs later in the same match.
3. Rohit Sharma – 75 runs
Like Virat Kohli, 
Suresh Raina, a former Indian cricket player, played against Afghanistan in 2010 and 2012. Although he didn’t score a lot of runs, he helped his team win both matches with his smart batting in the middle of the game.
In 2010, during a T20 World Cup match, Raina hit a boundary and a six, scoring 18 runs in 13 balls. This, along with good batting from Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni, helped India easily chase Afghanistan’s score of 115 runs.
Two years later, in another T20 World Cup match, Raina scored 38 runs in 33 balls with many boundaries. India ended their innings with 159-5, and this score was enough to win the match by 23 runs later on.
5. Murali Vijay – 48 runs
Murali Vijay, a cricket player from India, played his T20 international game against Afghanistan in May 2010 during the T20 World Cup. He scored 48 runs in that game, helping India win. Vijay hit two fours and three sixes in his innings, which was his best score in T20 internationals until he retired from international cricket.
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