India Is 96-1 at Lunch on the 1st Day of a One-Off Cricket Test Against Afghanistan
India opened a one-off four-day Test with a youthful XI, and left-arm spinner Manav Suthar earned his maiden Test cap.
- On Saturday, India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, with left-arm spinner Manav Suthar making his Test debut.
- Selectors chose Suthar as a potential replacement for Ravindra Jadeja, rewarding the Rajasthan all-rounder for domestic consistency; he enters with 129 wickets from First-Class cricket.
- At lunch, India reached 96 for one, with Rahul and Sai Sudharsan steadying the innings after Yashasvi Jaiswal fell to pacer Mohammed Saleem.
- Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi admitted he would have preferred to bat first, while Gill predicted the pitch will turn "slower and lower" due to hot, humid conditions.
- While this match falls outside the World Test Championship cycle, it serves as preparation for upcoming series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand, and Australia, with Jasprit Bumrah rested after a 6-month white-ball stint.
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