Asghar Stanikzai

Afghanistan tumble twice in a day giving India their biggest Test win

Catch all the best photo highlights from the Day 2 of India vs Afghanistan Test at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

India vs Afghanistan: 'We wanted to be ruthless' says Ajinkya Rahane after leading hosts to innings win over Test debutants

India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane on Friday said his side were determined to be "ruthless" in their approach after the hosts demolished Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs inside two days in its debut Test match at Bengaluru.

Highlights, India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 2 at Bengaluru, Full Cricket Scorecard: Hosts defeat Afghans by an innings and 262 runs

India have dismissed Afghanistan twice in two sessions and beat them by an innings and 262 runs. It is as comprehensive as it gets. Jadeja missed his fifer but he won't mind this has been an outstanding collective effort from the bowlers.

India vs Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai’s boys outplayed on Test debut as hosts notch up record win inside two days

Afghanistan's dreams of scripting a fairytale turned into a virtual nightmare as a ruthlessly professional India demolished them by an innings and 262 runs inside two days to win the historic one-off Test match in Bengaluru on Friday.

India vs Afghanistan 2018: Asghar Stanikzai should start with spinners on Day 2, aim to wrap Indian innings early

Afghanistan have to stick to the plan of attacking the Indian batsmen and not letting them score runs freely. It goes without saying that their target should be to bowl the Indians out in the first one hour.

India vs Afghanistan 2018: Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin should make sure India cross the 500 run-mark on Day 2

Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin will have to make sure that they don’t fall in the first session of Day 2 as it will return the pressure back on the Afghans.

India vs Afghanistan: Visitors' pacer Yamin Ahmadzai says playing at highest level was enjoyable but little stressful

Yamin Ahmadzai, who took two of the six Indian wickets, said their spinners struggled in the first session since they were trying too hard.

India vs Afghanistan: Visitors hit back after Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay smash centuries on rain-curtailed Day 1

Dhawan (107 off 96 balls) bludgeoned the rookie Afghan bowlers into submission with a single session century while Vijay tormented them with a compact 105 off 153 balls as the duo smashed 168 in only 28.4 overs.

India vs Afghanistan: Debutants learn the harsh lesson on opening day but late comeback gives them hope

The Indian batsmen gave Afghanistan a reality check in the first two sessions, it was a harsh lesson but the debutants, lacking sound tactical approach, bounced back to scalp five wickets in the final session to end a bitter-sweet day.

Highlights, India vs Afghanistan, Only Test at Bengaluru, Full Cricket Scorecard: Afghans fightback after Dhawan, Vijay tons on Day 1

Wafadar is back into the attack and concedes a boundary off the first ball. He also induces an outside edge on the fifth ball but it falls short of the slip fielder. That will be stumps on Day 1!