3 players who can captain India against Afghanistan

3rd Sunfoil Test: South Africa v India, Day 2

Virat Kohli will travel to London and has been signed up by Surrey for the month of June, which means he will not be able to lead the Indian team in the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Bangalore.

However, there are other candidates who can take up the mantle, and here in this slider, we take at three possible captaincy contenders.

#3 Ravichandran Ashwin

India will be back in whites and once again R Ashwin could be back in the fold; he will be India's marquee bowler in case he does.

However, the selectors can well award him the captaincy if they want to look at his credentials. In the ongoing Indian Premier League, Ashwin was given the mantle by Kings XI Punjab and he has impressed everyone with his tactics and nuances.

He has been a part of the Indian Test team for a long time to understand the dynamics of the team and the selectors could well invest in him for this match.