IND vs AFG One-off Test Day 1 Highlights: Shubman Gill, KL Rahul centuries put India in commanding position at stumps

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: The post-Lunch session begins as Kharote sends it short, Rahul cuts it to cover, no run and it is followed by another dot. Then Rahul drives him for a four, straight down the pitch. Back-to-back fours and its outside-edged to third man. Over ends with back-to-back dots.

IND - 104/1 (26)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Sudharsan (32*) and Rahul (37*) to resume batting for India in the post-Lunch session. Kharote to resume for Afghanistan.

IND - 96/1 (25)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Only one run conceded by Shahidi in this over. Rahul (37*) and Sudharsan (32*) are taking a cautious approach now against the spinners. It is tea now and the first session ends! Rahul and Sudharsan are unbeaten, only one wicket lost!

IND - 96/1 (25), Lunch

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: A flat ball by Malik, and on off. Sudharsan taps it to point, dot ball. It is followed by a streak of four more dots and then Sudharsan drives him to cover. But wait! He has overstepped, no ball! Has to bowl again, sends it full, drive is mistimed by Sudharsan, dot ball.

IND - 85/1 (22)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: A low full toss by Kharote and Rhaul flicks it to fine leg, will get three runs. Sudharsan ends the over with a four, through midwicket, it was a full toss. Malik is sent for the 20th over, and begins with a flighted ball, on the stumps, Rahul gets it to midwicket for a double. Then its only dots in the over.

IND - 79/1 (20)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: The 18th over begins with a dot for Safi and then its a wide. He has to bowl again and sends it full, Sudharsan smacks him past the diving mid-on fielder for a four! Safi responds with three consecutive dots. Sudharsan ends the over with a single, glanced past square leg.

IND - 69/1 (18)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: 50 comes up for India! A full length delivery by Safi, Rahul times it well, middle of the bat, goes past the bowler for a four! SHOT! VINTAGE! Safi responds with back-to-back dots and then Rahul takes a single, gets it to mid-on. Safi responds with another dot and Sudharsan hits him for a four, to long on.

IND - 55/1 (16)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: A short delivery by Omarzai and Rahul pulls it to backward square leg for a single. Sudharsan hasn't opened his account yet. He is cautious and its four dots for Omarzai. Then he sends it full, around off. Sudharsan rolls his wrists, flicked to the left of mid-on for a four!

IND - 46/1 (15)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: OUT!!! INDIA LOSE THEIR FIRST WICKET!

The opener is strangled down leg side. Finger goes up and he walks away! It is a short of length delivery by Safi, and Jaiswal gets it too fine and its an inside edge. Wicketkeeper does the rest!

Jaiswal c Zazai b Safi 24 (32)

IND - 41/1 (12)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: CLOSE CALL! A short of length delivery by Rahman, outside off. Rahul is on the back foot, tries to cut, but fails to connect. The Afghans are adamant that there is a nick, but the skipper doesn't review. Umpire also doesn't react, Gurbaz at second slip was sure that there was a nick. Rahul shakes his head, like as if he is informing the Afghans that it didn't touch his bat! AMAZING ACTING! Afghanistan don't review, UltraEdge confirms that there was a deflection.

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Rahman overpitches his delivery and Rahul smacks it past the diving midwicket fielder for a four! GOOD FLICK! STYLISH!

Four consecutive dots for Rahman follows, but Rahul responds again. This time it back of a length, outside off, Rahul carves it to the off-side with a back-foot punch. To the cover ropes for a four!

IND - 29/0 (9)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: This is a fantastic over by Rahman! A streak of dots against Rahul, who just waits patiently for a loose delivery, but there is none. Lots of movement, full lengths and also an outswinger, keeps it tight against Rahul (5*). Jaiswal (15*) stays rooted at the non-striker's end.

IND - 20/0 (7)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: The sixth over sees Omarzai begin with a short of length ball, and Jaiswal taps it to point, no run, followed by another dot. Then its a back of a length ball, wide of off. Jaiswal gets a thick outside edge, flies between slips and gully. Malik at gully goes for it late and dives to his right, fingertips on it as the ball races away for a four! Malik looks at Omarzai, and he looks guilty!

Omarzai responds with a streak of three dots.

IND - 19/0 (6)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Omarzai begins the fourth with four consecutive dots. Looks like a good over but then he sends it full, no movement. Jaiswal drives it straight of mid-off for a four! SHOT! Over ends with a dot! GOOD CONTEST!

IND - 15/0 (4)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Maiden over for Omarzai, keeps it tight. Rahul and Jaiswal are also cautious against him. They need to be, he can be dangerous for AFG.

Rahman returns for the third over, and begins with three consecutive dots against Jaiswal. Then its straight and Jaiswal guides it left of square leg for a single. Rahul gets strike and its a dot and he ends the over with four, off his pads and he gets off the mark!

IND - 11/0 (3)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Rahman begins with a leg lined length delivery. Jaiswal flicks it behind square leg and takes a double. It is followed by back-to-back dots and then its a full delivery, which Jaiswal push-drives straight of mid-off for a four! SHOT! Over ends with back-to-back dots.

IND - 6/0 (1)

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: The action begins! Jaiswal and Rahul to open for India. Rahman to bowl for Afghanistan.

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Both teams are here for their respective national anthems. First Afghanistan, and then India's turn!

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: IND - KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

AFG - Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Zazai (w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman, Mohammad Saleem

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: After winning the toss, Gill said, "We are gonna bat first. Very hot and humid. It's going to get slower and lower. Very special, I grew up playing here. It's a great privilege to captain here. The preparation has been good. Got a good couple of days of sleep. Nine Test matches after this, we've got quite a few home Test matches. It's about getting the combination right. We've got Manav Suthar making his debut."

Meanwhile, AFG skipper Shahidi said, "We wanted to bat as well as the wicket looks good. We need to play good cricket. We are ready for the challenge. We like challenges. We are well prepared for this game. We had a good preparation camp in Kabul. (On Richard Pybus) He's good, he's also a very positive person, his mindset is positive. We have three seamers and two spinning combinations.. We have one debutant - Nangeyalia Kharote."

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Toss time! Gill wins the toss and opts to bat!

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Suthar gets his cap from Kuldeep. He will be debuting today. Sundar, Kuldeep and Suthar are expected to form the spin department.

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Afghanistan are without Rashid Khan. The spin department consists of Qais, Ashraf and Kharote. Meanwhile, Atal and Omarzai, who have just played only one Test each, return to the squad.

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: Will Sudharsan bat at No. 3? It looks like that and Padikkal will have to wait on the bench. Meanwhile, Suther and Dubey will fight for the third spinner slot, and accompany Kuldeep and Sundar, who are the lead spinners.

IND vs AFG, Day 1 Live Score: The match also marks the start of Pybus' chapter as Afghanistan head coach. The former West Indies director of cricket has taken over a good team, who have performed well in the shorter formats. They need to establish as a strong side in Tests now.