T20 World Cup | Beleaguered India up against gritty Afghans; Kohli faces big Ashwin question

In terms of cricketing logic, ignoring Ashwin would be as difficult as keeping Rohit Sharma away from the opening position, where he actually belongs

Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's inexplicable absence from the playing XI is in focus as India tries to figure the combination that can bring his team's floundering campaign back on track when it takes on a feisty Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

India's run has been derailed after two crushing defeats and and the performance that they have put in is not worthy of a semi-final spot even though mathematics keeps their hopes alive.

Afghanistan have expectedly won their two games against Scotland and Namibia and were in the contest against Pakistan for the better part before with four sixes in one over.