While the glory basking of a memorable IPL season culminates, the fans and the Indian cricket team players now look forward to the one-off Test match against Afghanistan.
Team India has arrived in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, the city for the IND vs AFG one-off Test, where the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium will host its maiden Test match.
This will be the first time that Shubman Gill and the majority of the Indian Test squad players will face Afghanistan in a Test match.
The only Test match between India and Afghanistan will begin on June 6 in Mullanpur. It will be followed by a three-ODI series that will feature Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
The Indian Test squad includes three uncapped players: Rajasthan’s left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Manav Suthar, Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar, and Vidarbha’s left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested, while Axar Patel and Akash Deep didn’t find a place in the squad. KL Rahul has replaced Rishabh Pant as the vice-captain.
Afghanistan have also rested a couple of their key players. Batsman Ibrahim Zadran and leg-spinner Rashid Khan have been rested, with Hashmatullah Shahidi leading the visitors in both the Test and ODIs.
This will be the second time that Afghanistan will take on India in a Test match.
IND vs AFG: What Happened The Last Time When India And Afghanistan Played A Test Match?
India and Afghanistan have met only once in Test cricket so far. That match was back in June 2018 in what was Afghanistan’s debut Test match. It was played in Bengaluru, and India won by an innings and 262 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane captained India in their only Test against Afghanistan when Virat Kohli was rested. Batting first, India piled up 474, with openers Murli Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan plundered eye-catching centuries. Dhawan was eventually judged the Player of the Match for his terrific knock of 107 runs off 96 balls that was laden with 19 fours and three sixes.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 109 and 103 (following on). R. Ashwin took a four-wicket haul in Afghanistan’s first innings, and Ravindra Jadeja attained the same feat in Afghanistan’s second innings.
IND vs AFG Head-To-Head Record In Test Cricket:
- Matches: 1
- India: 1
- Afghanistan: 0
- Drawn: 0
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