One-off Test, India vs Afghanistan: Day 2 at Bengaluru
Sports | June 15, 2018 20:31 ISTThis was the first time that India won a Test match in two days while it has now happened for the 21st time in the 141-year-history of the traditional format.
This was the first time that India won a Test match in two days while it has now happened for the 21st time in the 141-year-history of the traditional format.
Before the match, Simmons had called batting as the weakest link in the side and his worst fear came true when the visitors were bowled out twice on day two.
Rahane was full of praise for his batting unit, especially openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay, both of whom scored centuries in India's total.
Hailing the feat achieved by Afghanistan, PM Modi said it had come in "challenging and difficult" circumstances.
Afghanistan, who have fast established themselves as a force to reckon with in the shorter formats, will become the 12th side to feature in men's Test cricket after Ireland debuted against Pakistan last month.
India have been Afghanistan's closest allies, however on field, Ajinkya Rahane's India will not spare an inch as they are expected to put up a ruthless show.
Afghanistan has already proved its potential in limited-overs cricket, but history beckons the war-torn nation as for the first-time ever its players will take the field wearing white flannels and trousers.
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After the one-off Afghanistan Test match, Rahane has nothing to look forward to as he has been dropped from the limited-overs side which is going to UK first.
Having last played a Test match way back in 2010, Karthik, during all these years of soul searching, was honest in his analysis as to why he didn't get a chance to wear the white flannels.
Ahead of one-off India vs Afghanistan Test match, we present you with a list of players who can lead Afghanistan's fight against No.1-ranked India in Bengaluru.
Soon after Navdeep Saini got his maiden India call-up, Gambhir took a dig at former India cricketers Bishan Singh Bedi and Chetan Chauhan, who had earlier questioned Saini's selection in Delhi squad.
Afghanistan was made an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) back in 2001, at a time when it was the only sport that was approved by the oppressive Taliban regime.
Gambhir after watching him bowl for 15 minutes had decided that Saini was a rare talent, who should be groomed properly.
India captain Ajinkya Rahane termed it is a "privilege" to be a part of a historic first Test match against Afghanistan.
If Nair makes the playing eleven, it will be his first international appearance since the Test against Australia in March last year.
Mohammed Shami was omitted from the India squad for the Afghanistan Test match after he failed to clear a fitness test at the NCA, Bengaluru.
Stanikzai backed his side's spinners saying that Rashid Khan and the other are stronger than the Indian spinners.
Afghanistan mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman said he is mastering a new delivery he learnt from R Ashwin during his IPL 2018 stint.
With a few of the star players missing such as captain Virat Kohli, pacers Bhuvnehswar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah, the 15-man Test squad has the capability to individually impress the selectors as they face a spin-heavy Afghanistan.
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