Banglore: Afghanistan took a mighty step in cricket history when captain Asghar Stanikzai leads his team out for their first-ever Test match against India on Thursday. India won the toss and opted to bat first. India has scored 284 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay slams centuries, KL Rahul also scored a fifty. India is looking in a solid situation.
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Shahzad, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Stanikzai(c), Afsar Zazai(w), Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yamin Ahmadzai, Wafadar