IND Vs AFG, Day 2: Hardik Pandya's aggressive half-century powers India to 474

In the holy month of Ramadan, under the leadership of Virat Kohli’s deputy Ajinkya Rahane, India locked the horns with Afghanistan in the historic one-off Test match at Bengaluru.

It was most glittering moment for the Afghanistan as played their maiden historic test match in the red ball format. Afghanistan struggled, they have waited and finally, Test cricket will have a new nation.

Despite the early morning moisture on the pitch India managed to put 474 runs on the board. All- rounder Hardik Pandya's half-century steers hosts to 474. But the rain being a reoccurring enemy, the day was constantly interrupted, and it slowed down India’s momentum.

The wicket seems to be harder little bit. Player's can also see a few notch which makes it even more surprising that they continue to trust the old ball.

Rashid Khan became the first bowler who conceded 147 runs  by any bowler in an innings in a team's inaugural Test match. Previous it was  Amir Elahi of Pakistan who conceded 134 runs against India in Delhi in 1952.

India Squad:

Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini

Afghanistan Squad:

Mohammad Shahzad(w), Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Stanikzai(c), Nasir Jamal, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sayed Shirzad, Wafadar, Zahir Khan, Ihsanullah Janat, Amir Hamza, Afsar Zazai

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