Team India wrapped up the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Day 2 itself as a ruthless India side beat their opponents by an innings and 262 runs on their Test debut.
Dhawan smashed his way to a 96-ball-107 and was especially severe on Rashid during his first session century as India finished the day at 347 for 6 on the first day of the historic one-off Test.
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Karthik was all praise for what the war-ravaged country has achieved on the cricketing arena but reminded rival captain Stanikzai about why Indian spinners are far ahead of T20 sensations like Rashid and Mujeeb.
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.
The 19-year-old wonder spinner has gained 54 points to finish with 813 points, 80 more than second-placed Shadab Khan of Pakistan.
Rashid's death bowling sealed the fate of the match as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 1 run to whitewash the series 3-0.
Rashid's four-wicket haul helped Afghanistan limit Bangladesh to 134 for eight before Samiullah Shenwari (49 off 40) and Mohammad Nabi (31* off 15) did a fine job in what turned out to be a comfortable chase in 18.5 overs.
Samiullah Shenwari scored 49 runs off 41 balls to power Afghanistan to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second T20I.
Rashid Khan says he is prepared for the "test of patience" that awaits him in Afghanistan's five-day debut against India, where all he wants is to keep the jangling nerves at bay.
Talking about Rashid, the Afghanistan national team coach spoke about the leg-break bowler's maturity beyond years.
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will be leading the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.
Apart from IPL sensations Rashid Khan and young Mujeeb ur Rahman, the other two spinners in the 15-member Afghanistan squad are chinaman Zahir Khan and left-arm orthodox Amir Hamza Hotak.
Shikhar Dhawan was presented the International Batsman of the Year Award, while pace sensation Trent Boult won the International Bowler of the Year Award.
With 21 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 21.8, the 19-year-old Rashid Khan emerged as the second-highest wicket-taker behind Australia's Andrew Tye (24) in the just-concluded IPL.
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Chennai Super Kings, gunning for their third IPL crown, will take on 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad five days after their first playoff game at the same neutral venue.
Rashid slammed a quick-fire 34 not out off 10 balls to help SRH post a competitive 174/7 and then returned with three wickets.
The duo of Lynn and Rana were going great with 87/1 before Rashid Khan triggered the collapse in the ninth over with a fine throw from deep midwicket to dismiss Rana for 22.
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