Dhawan became the first Indian batsman to score a century in the first session of a Test match joining the illustrious ranks of Sir Don Bradman, Victor Trumper, Majid Khan, and David Warner.
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.
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.
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.
South Africa are slated to play two-match Test series, five-match ODI series and one-off T20I against Sri Lanka, beginning July 12 at the Galle International Stadium.
It was a remarkable turnaround of form from England, which lost the first Test at Lord's by nine wickets inside four days.
Come June 14, the passionate Afghan players will find out that the five-day version of the game is a different beast altogether but Bangladesh skipper, Shakib, has backed them to do well.
Team India batsman-wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has been called to the national Test squad after eight long years as he comes in place of first-choice wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha who is out due to injury. Karthik will be behind the stumps for the one
Pakistan didn't capitalize on winning the toss at Headingley, with its batsmen failing to handle a swinging and seaming ball as England's pace attack dominated the proceedings on Day 1.
Karthik had last played a Test match way back in 2010 against Bangladesh but has had a prolific first-class record with 27 hundreds and over 9000 runs.
Despite possessing an impressive record in limited overs cricket, Rohit has failed to justify his talent in the longer format of the game, scoring 1479 runs in the 25 Tests he has played.
On Thursday, the English opener Cook equalled Border's record of playing 153 consecutive Tests by participating in the series opener against Pakistan at the historic Lord's.
AB de Villiers shocked the whole world with his sudden retirement from International cricket. Here are some interesting facts related to his life and astonishing cricket career.
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kohli visited the Khar Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, where the orthopaedic surgeon and his team briefed the cricketer about his reports.
If toss is done away with, the game's global governing body will alter a 140-year old tradition of the game, all in the name of protecting the five-day format's following.
Javed Miandad, a veteran of 124 Tests and 233 ODIs, said there was no harm in the experiment to get better results.
With only vice-captaincy role in the Test side left vacant, Gilchrist suggested that Mitchell Marsh could be really strong appointment as Paine's deputy.
India have refused to play the Adelaide Test against Australia later this year under lights, inviting criticism from a number of players, including Mark Waugh and Ian Chappell.
Known for his straight talking, the 36-year old left-hander put forth his point in presence of CoA chief Vinod Rai and CEO Rahul Johri.
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