IND vs AFG One-Off Test Live Score Updates: India take on Afghanistan in Mullanpur.India (IND) vs Afghanistan (AFG) One-off Test Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Shubman Gill has won the toss and India are batting first in their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. There are debutants on both sides – Manav Suthar is the first spinner to make his Test debut for India since 2021 while for Afghanistan, spin-bowling all-rounder Nangeyalia Kharote has received his maiden cap.
With all the T20 cricket going on for almost the last 7 months, including India’s triumph in the T20 World Cup and the travelling caravan that is the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tepid form of Gautam Gambhir’s men in the longest format had taken a backseat. But with the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Saturday, the memories of getting whitewashed by South Africa last November will come rushing back.
India will look to find their team balance in this one-off Test vs the Afghans, a team who were thrashed by the Indians in 2018 when the two teams last met in the red ball format. India have drafted in fresh faces in Manav Suthar and Harsh Dubey in the squad and one of them is likely to get the nod to start this match.
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The Indian team trains at the New International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Thursday ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan. (Express Photo | Kamleshwar Singh)