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00:00Red ball, coloured clothes, flood lights, but we are back with red ball again.
00:04The start of the home season as India hosts Afghanistan for this one.
00:08Again, deep is in outstanding condition.
00:09I think the pitch looks beautiful.
00:11I think, look, there's no doubt you might see some deterioration as this test match goes on.
00:16But I think for the first couple of days, it's going to be beautiful for batting.
00:19I think, again, you can see closer to the batter's end or where the bowl is.
00:24Like something in it for all parties, batters, pacers and spinners.
00:27Thoughts on the surface, Sony?
00:28Yeah, absolutely. I agree with what the boys said there.
00:31When we turned up about an hour and a half ago, the sun wasn't long in the sky.
00:34And there was a definite bit of moisture just on the pitch.
00:37So, it may...
00:38We are playing Levin itself. You've got Manav Sutar in there.
00:41So, Dhruv Jurel or Nitish Kumar Reddy? One of the two.
00:44Good question. I think they'll probably go in for Nitish Kumar Reddy because they'll be going in with two seamers.
00:48So, Nitish Kumar Reddy will give them support with the new ball.
00:52It becomes the latest test venue here in India.
00:54As Afghanistan come visiting for the IDFC First Bank Test Series.
00:59It's a one-off.
01:01Very hot and humid air.
01:02So, I think as the time goes by, the wicket is going to get slower and it's going to get
01:06low.
01:07And just looking at the surface, what do you make of it?
01:09Looks like a good surface.
01:10You know, I think a little bit dry.
01:12How's the switch been? How's the preparation been?
01:15It's been a little techy is the sleep, you know, from switching from sleeping late at night to waking up
01:20at the time actually that we were sleeping at.
01:22But got a good couple of days of sleep and I think everyone is pretty fresh and ready to go.
01:27And you mentioned rearing to go.
01:29What are you trying to achieve out of this test match?
01:32If you want me to be honest, we wanted to bet as well because...
01:37What is one test match?
01:38Well, as you said that we don't get enough chances playing test cricket.
01:44But, yeah, we are ready for the challenge.
01:47You yourself, having been with Jonathan Trott for such a long time.
01:50Now, Richard Patti played a good role in our cricket and now it's time to Richard, sir.
01:56And he's also a very positive person and he's looking after players.
02:01That's confirmation from new Chandigarh Shubhman Gill.
02:04His home turf has won the toss and no surprise, elected to bat first.
02:08Good day out for batters.
02:10You'd be happy to bat on this pitch as the days go on.
02:13And you're happy for the spinners as well, for them to continue.
02:19But the batters will be in focus.
02:21Sonny, sir, take us through the India playing Levin.
02:24Well, that's a superb batting line-up, isn't it?
02:26There is HSP Jaiswal and KL Rahul to open.
02:31Afghanistan playing Levin with Rote making his debut.
02:34A great opportunity for their bowlers to impress on the surface.
02:38Yeah, absolutely.
02:38Like I said, they're going in with the three seamers in two.
02:42This is where it all started.
02:44Here in India, Afghanistan test cricket journey.
02:47And they are back after eight years at the newest test venue here in New Chandigarh.
02:54It's the one-off test match.
02:56The IDFC First Bank Test Series.
02:59India versus Afghanistan here at the new PCA Stadium.
03:03New Chandigarh.
03:05Becoming the 31st test venue here in India.
03:10Now, both teams playing test match cricket after a very long time.
03:15Juswil Garviska and Michael Clark.
03:18Morning, Deep.
03:19Morning, Michael.
03:20Morning, everybody.
03:21That's a very, very strong batting line-up.
03:24Joel getting the nod ahead of Nithish Reddy.
03:27But look at that.
03:28Shubman Gill at number four.
03:29But above that, Rahul and Jaiswal, left and right hand combination.
03:32One more opportunity for Sudarshan to cement his place in this match.
03:35Well done, young man.
03:37Morning, gentlemen.
03:39Morning to all of our viewers.
03:40What an opportunity for this Afghan team.
03:43Again, get the chance to come and play a test match here in India.
03:46You look through this line-up.
03:48The experience is certainly through the top order.
03:50Goebbaz, Malik, Atul, Ramachar, Hashmatullah, the skipper.
03:56And then the all-rounder.
03:57Richard Dillingworth, Sharif Nulla, two on-field umpires.
04:00Ranjan Madhugule, the match referee, and Chris Gaffney, the third umpire for this game.
04:07And a start of another big season for India as well.
04:12Need to win quite a few in the next nine.
04:29Lies, fueling.
04:32One, two, three, four, three, four, four, four.
04:37And a train.
04:40And a one, one, one, two, four, five.
04:44Lies, few words from Afghan skipper, Hashmatullah Shahidi.
04:51That's the Indian openers.
04:52Well, a big challenge for D20 cricket.
04:55It's a test match credit.
04:56It's something they're still kind of getting used to.
04:59a wonderful opportunity for this afghanistan team
05:04here to play against india unfortunately lose the toss the pitch looks good
05:08afghanistan will relish the opportunity you know they've got some very very fine players in their
05:14ranks uh they play so much of t20 cricket this is an opportunity where they want to show that
05:19they're good for the the test match format as well the last time they were in india that wasn't a
05:24very good experience uh playing a test match off the mark with a couple of runs
05:37always good to take the first
05:41the channel outside of stum lets the up one go and yesha swija as well
05:45which is well it's a good leave and keep an eye on that carry a little bit of moisture
05:51on first morning just a little bit of shape back in to chase well again i don't mind as
05:57well this field on the legs
06:00straight and full that should be the first boundary
06:05and so it is
06:08and look at that bad speed
06:11pretty close those uh slip fielders on that side especially the second slip
06:16almost standing in front of the first slip there
06:24nicely bowled to finish the first over
06:27yes zia bowled the first over it's going to be
06:29asmert now
06:32i guess the ball to swing test matches concern this is a second test match
06:41who goes on with the angle down leg side
06:46length going to be the key here that one doesn't get the line right but i think just
06:50right under more like that
06:55nice carry to the wicket keeper
07:03on the bounce to the keeper just when i was saying it's got a good carry
07:12yeah nicely bowled
07:16you mentioned about slip field it's got to be careful here
07:21there you go again on the bounce
07:23got to be careful here
07:25and all starts from the wicket keepers azai
07:27he has to get closer
07:32starts with a maiden as but six without loss india
07:48they're only the 13th test match for afghanistan this
07:51even though they made their debut back in 2000
07:58that's a good leave
08:05not just hot but it's dry heat as well which sucks out whatever moisture there is
08:09the surface
08:10yeah straight away deep i think
08:15the initial call was to wait from kail rahul
08:18didn't realize uh it's an easy single available
08:22but much better over this little bit of respite for the players
08:29but that's how kail rahul leaves as well
08:32he looks too
08:35well that's nicely played
08:37off his pads
08:39shots
08:44a little shuffle down the ground
08:46yesha sweet as well
08:50he does
08:51oh that's beautifully bowled
08:58yes
09:00really
09:02could leave this time
09:03almost the same delivery
09:07he done but kail rahul and
09:10generally start certainly opening the batting
09:12tough position hardest hardest position to bat in test cricket in my opinion
09:22yeah it's a bit of an anomaly isn't it
09:24sunny so
09:27beautifully timed
09:28down the ground
09:32once again a very very good shot this
09:45yeah man of satire
09:50does well there of his own bowlings here
09:58yeah
10:00oh beautifully bowled again
10:02coming came back in after pitching
10:11and look at where he's uh gathering the ball
10:14yeah he's definitely getting that seam up right out of his head
10:23good channel this
10:29asking some question
10:30oh well bowled well bowled
10:34his first maiden
10:3715 without loss india
10:47i mean looking at that action we were talking about his front arm falling
10:55oh
10:56was in the air for a very long time
11:00quite close to the fielder as well
11:04i guess he didn't really pick it up off the bat
11:10it's a real
11:12yeah 19 for no loss
11:14six overs done we've been so used to doing so much
11:18and they've been good they've been tested on the odd few occasions which is
11:22what test cricket is supposed to do
11:27and you're right so such a short amount of time ago
11:31when it was crash bang wallop
11:34nicely played
11:36he got an opener alongside so he's the first one to make that switch
11:43it's that switch which needs to be made
11:46yes he has been good but the odd few occasions
11:48he's like
11:51once again
11:51just a bit indecisive outside the off stump
11:56his home ground here
11:57with the punjab king sazma tomarzai
12:01yeah what the afghanistan bowlers have done well is that
12:04they're stuck to bowling good lengths and like
12:18they're not a part of the future tours program so they struggle to get in the amount of games they'd
12:24like
12:54there's some
12:55of the pad
12:58there's zero reman into his second test match we mentioned this is the 13th test
13:07well that's an area where the captain early on in the day
13:17so break for
13:23he'll pick up a single well jay swan swan you are talking about the importance of captain planning
13:28his ball
13:32more timing through the offside
13:35a bit of extra bounds
13:38from salim safi
13:48yeah i heard this chat
13:53so early on in my first over i'd want to
13:58lovely through the offside this time it's the left-hander
14:01and yesha swijaiswal will find the fence
14:10got him is it by the looks of it they're appealing pretty confidently
14:14nothing from kl rahul
14:18oh my word
14:21and that replay has just gone on the big screen as well
14:25and a few moons later he went on to re-emphasize saying that his handle was rickety
14:34yeah and the interesting bit was wv and swani that he was asking for a change of bat
14:38mind you as a bat type
14:50nicely
14:51through the offside just allowing the ball to come on to the bat
14:55and jay swan with a four
14:58he's played these tries really well this
15:02appeal this time and it's been given
15:04a strangle down the leg side
15:06and after hitting a fine four through the offside
15:10it's salim with the wicket of yesha swijaiswal and he'll feel
15:30a little bit of movement a little bit of swing away
15:34from kail rahul
15:38it's time to say good morning to abhinav
15:42good time for
15:44coming out
15:48i like it from india's perspective
15:50i think he's he's got so much talent
16:00yeah talking about
16:01yeah 700 plus runs for both shubman and say sudarshan both of them play for the same franchise
16:06they played that particle screaming down his
16:08neck in terms of the number of runs that he scored
16:12for the score again conditions are different but i think he's got to keep that same intent
16:17does need to take as many risks but i think it's the attitude that you're looking to score rather than
16:22you know
16:26i really like salimi he posts that heavy
16:33just sweating on an error at the moment from these indian batters
16:40yeah and they've created the chances as well they should have had kail rahul
16:44still is convinced he didn't nick it
16:48gets off the mark
16:51a delightful piece of timing from size sudarshan
16:5546 for one
17:01nicely timed again this time kail rahul
17:07back to back fours now
17:12a little more movement this time off the seam
17:19oh umpire's core
17:20yeah watching it live deep i thought he might have just got that
17:26delayed full again
17:29great
17:38managed it all right in the end say
17:44good piece of timing again from size sudarshan
17:48using the angle
17:50another boundary
17:52stealing in boundaries
18:13nicely played again this is what i would want to see say do more often get that
18:20that's nicely played that that's a beautiful long drive size sudarshan again
18:24when he's looked to play straight he's looked magnificent
18:27timing them beautifully
18:29comes
18:30i think that's an area you're going to see
18:42and sometimes when you look at batters from the southern parts of the country
18:50after 18 overs it's just been pace from afghanistan
18:59i can tell you that
19:05is that a drop chance
19:09definitely the reactions suggest that
19:14so nice mike you're not there for a full bloody drive
19:20saving four
19:25oh we're done 79 for one
19:33here's just one wicket down for india this first morning
19:37nice nice
19:39yeah left arm spinner karoti
19:43nice
19:45yeah in fact it's uh first world cup
19:51yeah invitation there
19:52keil rahul gleefully accepts it
19:56yet again a boundary to finish
19:58the over for nangyal karoti
20:03also maybe a long off in the
20:07but you've got to have your short extra cover catching then 10-15 yards from the bat
20:11so long off people often see that and think it's
20:18no harm done
20:19could have been a maiden over
20:22not to be 85 for one
20:26he wasn't pretty happy either
20:28because he's never bowled a no ball in his life
20:30and then they get in a match important game
20:35two shot and that's been dealt with
20:38people like bbs laxman and tendulka
20:40who mushy had played against
20:42i said what would
20:45two yorkers to finish
20:46from the skipper
20:48so 25 overs have been bowled
20:5196 for
20:52this old wicket taker salim
20:53getting yashasvi jayisrael down the leg side
20:57caught by afsar zazai
21:00afsar zazai missed an opportunity when keil rahul nicked one
21:03good afternoon everyone and welcome back
21:05to the new international cricket stadium here
21:08in new chandigar mulapur
21:10the one-off test match
21:12the idfc first bank test series
21:14afghanistan
21:15coming back to india
21:17for a test match after 2018
21:24so this one-off test match
21:26india winning the toss
21:29wanting to bat for sai sudarshan
21:32has looked good
21:34as has k l rahul
21:39this is floored and best
21:41so try and ball a few
21:42made moves that infrustate him
21:45keep sai sudarshan away from the strike
21:47and in the
21:58to a very defensive mindset
22:00yeah i was gonna ask
22:01kati
22:02down the track
22:05lovely shot
22:06from keil rahul
22:08to start session two
22:09whenever a left-hand spinner
22:11too short
22:15too short
22:16and offering so much width
22:18when you're bowling over the stumps
22:19keil rahul
22:20easy peasy for him
22:22and this is lack of experience
22:24yeah 104 for one
22:25that's the man on your screen
22:27richard peibus
22:34yeah but the start was surprising
22:36michael and wha
22:39interesting tactics
22:41lovely through the offside
22:44and good effort
22:45great commitment
22:46in the deep
22:49speed and i've got two batters alongside
22:52one who was herring down the wicket
22:54if a spinner bowl michael clark
22:56yes
22:59tight one there
23:01okay session two
23:02of this one-off test match
23:04on day one
23:06twenty runs
23:07india have scored
23:07in the four rovers
23:18it's again a bit more turn
23:20for the spinner
23:22but keil rahul
23:24gets a single
23:24school runs
23:27there's an example of it
23:28kartik
23:28that first movement
23:29pushed straight back
23:41their ice cream rolling around in their tummies
23:43but that one's been swept away beautifully for four
23:52and this will be four again
23:54slightly too full this time
23:56and sadarsan moves on
23:57to his own half century
23:59367 ball
24:02cut away
24:05there is a man in the deep to cut that off
24:07he does well
24:10four runs
24:13third had been moved to deep point
24:14keil rahul knew that
24:16just guided this one away for four
24:19he struggled a little bit with that
24:21and played those shots
24:23so the cricket ball had a big ear sticking out of it there
24:26looked like the dog had got a hold of it
24:27so the
24:29daram shallot lock now and chennai on june the 13th 17th 20th respectively
24:36change of bowling
24:39skippers coming back on
24:40we saw an over before
24:50come on with the arm
24:51ends up turning a fair bit
24:54should please the indian spinners
24:58oh
24:58oh
24:59edged
24:59but just wider the keeper through the gap
25:03and away for four
25:05half chance for afghanistan
25:08angle
25:10has been good going so far
25:12keil rahul and sudarshan now in their 60s
25:21two men in the deep on the offside to cut out the boundary
25:27brings out the big sweep all along the ground
25:30side sudarshan and moves to 70s and moves to 70s and moves to 70s and this is what you would
25:35uh
25:35call
25:38taken is it yes this time neatly snapped by the keeper of zarzazai it went sharply and
25:46sai sudarshan is going to be kicking himself because he did everything right and after
25:53he doesn't
25:54apart from salimi when azmat and zia
25:56very good as well
26:00it is going really well and
26:02but wb and swanny alongside and
26:05and not that the
26:06needed that wicked afghanistan
26:08the wicked of size sudarshan the partnership was broken well
26:11the drop chance focusing on the next delivery
26:14and that's what enabled him to take
26:21generating some bones as well don't we don't polis dissected the bowl and that
26:29middle but it's a good thing or in line this time and length as well a
26:37magnificent shot from Shubman Gill a little too full a little too what is
26:45if you look little too straight this time and gets punished for it a change of
26:58plans now they very nicely it's gone very fine as well heard in line the two
27:19Salim has made a bit of change to his field is brought in another fielder on
27:23the onside two's the call should get more than that we'll get a boundary a little
27:33too full this time around and so this might be his last over of the spell
27:46yeah two shot and he loves it that Shubman Gill plays this shot so very well
27:58the food's already out the snacks are out it's just a single of that over 50 overs are done 209
28:10for two after 50 overs and Kail Rahul another solid innings from him unbeaten on 81 promising a lot to
28:19use this was 24
28:20size position this was for 81 he'll have looked solid and smooth from the get-go and Kail Rahul has
28:28been doing what he does best grinding the opposition attack
28:33they've been top effort winning the tour selecting to bat first and they've dominated both the sessions
28:38so far in this test match winning yeah 209 for two IDFC first bank test series day one session three
28:49about
28:49to begin and India are in the driver's seat at the moment here in a new Chandigarh new International Cricket
28:57Stadium
28:58skills and thoughts going into the second session by Afghanistan Kail Rahul has been the common denominator
29:07he was there at the start he survived a close LBW appeal he survived an appeal in the ground
29:16now you might just see him open up certainly if he's to go and get to those three figures this
29:21last
29:22session he might cash in for all the
29:33and then they give themselves a very good chance of putting real pressure
29:40that should be a boundary and it is on the pads of the fielder at deep fine leg a lot
29:45square
29:49most fours in this match Kail Rahul he said 10 size
29:54down the wicket and that'll be the first six of the innings from the blade of Shumman Gill
30:13you
30:17Prasad Krishna Mohammed Siraj and Kulti Piadap who's no
30:20big single and taken comfortably
30:28be very very very good with their fielding and add a bit
30:37net single brings up the 50 of the part
30:42that again solidly in the middle of the bat
30:48sometimes
30:54pivot slides on oh nothing wrong with that at all class batting
31:03yeah but at home didn't get the the volume of runs that would have
31:07been up
31:16yeah we're talking about the conditions being tough here yes there is this physical fitness
31:20but cricketing fitness
31:28it's a two four five for two
31:33the third session so far 10 overs 36 that run rate has come down on the back
31:39and that could be it it will be it tucked into the gap
31:45it's not going to go for four but they're going to jog through for the brace
31:53bring in the air to the very next ball he's hit it straight to short extra cover the one catcher
32:00in front of square
32:03and even though
32:05Sean McGill turns his head to
32:07but just as i was saying
32:10Afghanistan had to stick in there try and take a wicket with the older ball
32:16there's the issue though there is still fatigue for the bowler and that is a glorious off drive for four
32:27side away on the offside this time the field is very offside heavy but this pierces the gap for another
32:33boundary
32:35Gill moves up to 49 now
32:40now 50 for girl easy does it number nine in test cricket
32:47to go with his 10 centuries easy does it for the just felt like even the back half of the
32:53IPL season he just
32:57wonderful
32:59that's too easy for Shubman Gill as he moves along nicely with another boundary
33:06yeah that is bullying
33:11short and wide from Zia
33:18batting average by position for Shubman Gill 14 innings 998 runs with an average of 90
33:27oh that's short
33:30yeah to the leg side
33:32picks up two on this okay i think it frees him up as well it takes the focus off his
33:36own job he
33:37concentrates on the other fielders around the box nice extra responsibility generally
33:59he's turned the ball beautifully
34:07he's turned the ball beautifully
34:22Patient Pant, today is 2.79 for 3
34:35There's something that we've been opportunity
34:46That to me is a very big challenge, being a modern day batter
34:51And as I said, from the time he's started playing test match cricket for India, no other Indian batter has
34:57got more runs than him
35:04Some days, you're gonna get days like this, your partner's going well and timing him
35:11Very good numbers, both in and outside India
35:17There you go, first sign of aggression from Rishabh Pant, first six to the innings for him
35:25Break the shackles, he's done the hard work
35:27There we go again
35:34Rishabh Pant's had enough
35:35Still on 100, exactly
35:39Rishabh Pant and Shubhman Gill have notched
35:44He's happy to rotate the strike with the left arm spinner, field spread out
35:48Three fielders
35:51Omar Siraj and Prasad Krishna, maybe the 8th over
35:55You're gonna see left arm spin from India
35:58308 for 3
36:12Just the odd ball like that, just slightly short, slightly wide
36:15Cut away easily for four, I shouldn't have guilt
36:19He's moving serenely along
36:23Nice Ash, easy one
36:27The runs come in very easily for India now
36:31Nope
36:32Easy
36:35Strangely, some moisture in the morning sometimes means
36:37It will
36:39YOLLY
36:42YOLLY
36:42Much better over this one
36:49Nice Ash
36:50Nice Ash
36:59Easy
37:01That's a lovely shot down the wicket, uses his feet
37:04Brilliant save on the boundary though
37:07You can question one or two things today
37:13Yeah, I think you're spot on Kartik
37:15I think when we look through the
37:18Shot pulled away
37:20And that's a four for Rishabh Pant
37:26Pick the length up quickly enough
37:30This time he does it
37:33He's been a class act as a skipper
37:36He's been extremely consistent
37:37The eleventh century for captain Shubhman Gill
37:42Shubhman Gill
37:45So consistent
37:46Easy
37:47For Rishabh Pant
37:48Only a matter of time
37:50It was not the
37:51The big scoop
37:52But the mini version of the Rishabh scoop
37:58Yeah, gets to his fifty
38:00Very different Rishabh Pant innings
38:03Nineteenth half
38:07Flicked through the onside
38:10Flicked through the onside
38:11So the over done
38:1285 overs have been bowled
38:13368 for 3
38:15That's good
38:15Just keep it
38:16Just then
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