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While Afghanistan’s bowlers created several opportunities early on, they failed to capitalize, allowing India to build a dominant position by the close of play.Afghanistan’s pace attack, led by Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Saleem, made an impressive start with the new ball. The duo extracted uneven bounce and movement, troubling India’s opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.Rahul, in particular, looked uncomfortable during the opening spell. He struggled to find rhythm and had managed only 16 runs from 34 deliveries by the end of the 10th over. However, Afghanistan missed a crucial opportunity in the very next over when Rahul edged a wide delivery from Ziaur Ahmed to the wicketkeeper. Both bowler and keeper appealed, but Afghanistan chose not to review the decision. Replays later confirmed that Rahul had indeed nicked the ball.That missed chance proved extremely costly.At the other end, Jaiswal looked more fluent and scored freely whenever the bowlers overpitched. He raced to 24 from just 32 balls before becoming Mohammad Saleem’s maiden Test wicket. Attempting to flick an inswinging delivery down the leg side, Jaiswal managed only a faint edge through to the wicketkeeper.With India losing their first wicket against the run of play, Afghanistan sensed an opportunity. However, debutant B Sai Sudharsan and Rahul steadied the innings with a crucial partnership.As the new-ball movement gradually disappeared and the pitch became easier for batting, Sai Sudharsan settled in confidently. The left-hander displayed excellent timing and strokeplay, finding boundaries regularly and frustrating the Afghan bowlers.Luck also favoured the youngster. In the 35th over, he edged a delivery from Ziaur Ahmed, but the ball somehow split the gap between wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai and first slip. Later, when he looked set for a maiden Test century, Saleem finally ended his innings. Attempting an expansive drive outside off stump, Sudharsan edged the ball, and wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai completed a spectacular one-handed catch diving to his right.Sudharsan’s impressive innings ended at 81, while his 131-run partnership with Rahul had already shifted the momentum firmly in India’s favour.Throughout this period, Rahul remained composed and patient. Having survived the early scare, he gradually settled into a rhythm and adopted a more cautious approach. He left deliveries outside off stump and defended resolutely whenever the Afghan bowlers found assistance from the pitch.His determination was rewarded in the 61st over when he clipped a delivery off his pads to bring up his 12th Test century. It was a gritty and disciplined innings that showcased his experience and temperament under testing conditions.Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s bowlers struggled to maintain pressure. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi emerged as their most effective spinner. Bowling at relatively slow speeds and generating drift, he managed to trouble the Indian batters at times. However, he could not create any genuine wicket-taking opportunities.Debutant spinner Nangeyalia Kharote also came close to a breakthrough when Sai Sudharsan edged one of his deliveries. However, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dropped a difficult chance at first slip, adding to Afghanistan’s frustrations.As the day progressed and the bowlers tired under the intense heat, Gill began to dominate proceedings. Unlike Rahul’s hard-fought innings, Gill’s century came with elegance and authority. The Indian captain punished anything loose and played some exquisite drives and cuts, displaying the class that has made him one of the world’s leading batters.Gill reached his 11th Test century with a controlled flick to square leg late in the day. His innings featured 11 boundaries and a six and underlined his growing stature as a leader and batter.Rahul eventually departed immediately after reaching his milestone. In an unusual statistic, he became only the third batter in Test history to be dismissed exactly on 100 runs three times. Trying to drive Ziaur Ahmed away from his body, Rahul hit the ball straight to short extra cover and walked back after a superb century.Following Rahul’s dismissal, Rishabh Pant joined Gill in the middle. Initially cautious as he played his 50th Test match for India, Pant curbed his natural attacking instincts before eventually shifting gears.The wicketkeeper-batter exploded into life against off-spinner Abdul Malik, smashing three towering sixes in a single over. Despite the aggressive burst, Pant largely batted with restraint and focused on building another substantial partnership with his captain.By the final session, Afghanistan’s bowlers appeared exhausted. They even chose not to take the second new ball, continuing with an older ball until stumps. Gill and Pant took full advantage, rotating strike comfortably and punishing loose deliveries.Pant completed a well-made half-century from just 70 balls on the penultimate delivery of the day, while Gill remained unbeaten on a magnificent century.At stumps, India were firmly in command at 368 for 3, with Gill and Pant still at the crease. Afghanistan’s inability to convert early chances, combined with centuries from Rahul and Gill, left them facing a difficult challenge heading into Day 2.With the pitch expected to deteriorate further and India’s batting lineup still in a strong position, the visitors will need a remarkable turnaround to get themselves back into the contest.\ud83d\udccc \u092f\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902Lahore Qalandars Crush Kingsmen by 69 Runs in PSL OpenerSouth Africa Cruise to 8-Wicket Win, Take 2-0 Series LeadbSRH’s win sealed a playoff berth for both themselves and RCB, GT and SRH15 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0940\u092f \u0935\u0948\u092d\u0935 \u0938\u0942\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0902\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f BCCI \u0915\u093e \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e: \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0932\u0902\u0915\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0942\u0915\u0947 \u0926\u094c\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u091f\u0940\u092e \u0907\u0902\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0938\u092b\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e-\u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"KL Rahul, Shubman Gill Hundreds Put India in Command Against Afghanistan","item":"https:\/\/up24hindi.in\/kl-rahul-shubman-gill-hundreds-put-india-in-command-against-afghanistan\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]