IND vs AFG Test— Indian batsmen performed brilliantly on the first day of the only Test match being played between India and Afghanistan. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Indian team has scored 368 runs at the loss of 3 wickets by the end of the first day’s play. On the second day of the match, captain Shubhman Gill and wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will come to the crease, whose aim will be to take Team India to a huge score.

IND vs AFG Test: Eyes on Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant, India’s score 368/3 till the end of the first day’s play

India strengthened with centuries from Shubman Gill and KL Rahul

On the first day on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch, the Indian top order took the Afghan bowlers to task. Opener Sai Sudarshan gave a strong start to the team by playing a quick inning of 81 runs. After his dismissal, KL Rahul scored a brilliant century. Rahul played many attractive shots in his innings and laid the foundation for the team’s big score.

Till the end of the day’s play, captain Shubman Gill remained at the crease unbeaten after scoring 103 runs. Gill played captaincy innings and scored runs all over the field. Along with him, at the other end, aggressive batsman Rishabh Pant is playing with 50 runs. A strong partnership has been formed between the two batsmen for the fourth wicket. Rashid Khan got early successes for Afghanistan, but he failed to curb the pace of Indian runs.

Live updates from the field

“There was moisture in the first session on Chinnaswamy’s pitch, but the batsmen acted wisely. Looking at the form in which Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are looking, India will try to cross the 500-run mark by lunch on the second day.”

What will be the focus of the fans on the second day?

Cricket fans will have their eyes set on the first session this morning. There is a possibility of light cloudy sky in Bengaluru in the morning, which may provide some help to the fast bowlers. Shubhman Gill would like to convert his innings into a double century, while Rishabh Pant will enter the field with the intention of converting his fifty into a big century. The match will restart at 9:30 am.