Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay tons boost India, Afghanistan fight in one-off Test

Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay’s centuries helped India reach a strong position in the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. (BCCI)

Updated on: Jun 14, 2018 6:39 PM IST

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Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay’s centuries helped India reach a strong position in the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. (BCCI)

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July 14 was truly a historic day for the cricketing world as Afghanistan became the 12th nation to make their debut at cricket’s highest level. (BCCI)

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Afghanistan players enjoyed in the festive atmosphere as the spotlight was firmly on them. (BCCI)

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Rajyavardhan Rathore, Union Sports Minister and former Afghanistan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah were part of the historic moment (BCCI)

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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore interacts with BCCI CEO Rahul Johri. (BCCI)

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Salim Durrani, believed to be the only cricketer to have been born in Afghanistan, was invited for the occasion. (BCCI)

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Both captains pose with the trophy as Afghanistan entered the elite club of nations to play Test cricket. (BCCI)

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India won the toss and chose to bat on a greenish wicket. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan gave India a blazing start as Afghanistan’s bowlers struggled for rhythm and control. (BCCI)

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Murali Vijay gave Dhawan solid support as he built a solid base. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan tore the Afghanistan bowling apart as he raced to his fifty. (BCCI)

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Shikhar Dhawan became the first Indian to score a century before lunch on day 1 of the Test as India eyed a big total. (BCCI)

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Afghanistan were finally rewarded with the big wicket of Dhawan for 107. (BCCI)

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The second session was interrupted by rain briefly to halt Vijay’s charge towards a hundred. (BCCI)

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Murali Vijay notched up his 12th century as India continued to dominate. (BCCI)

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A second and lengtheir rain delay forced the final session to be extended. (BCCI)

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Afghanistan fought back with some late wickets towards the end of the day as India finished on 347/6 at stumps on day 1. (BCCI)