India Vs Afghanistan 2018

India vs Afghanistan: Need to play lot more ‘A’ team cricket against major countries to bridge gap, says Afghan coach Phil Simmons

Afghanistan have a long way to go before they can challenge the leading test nations and the best way to bridge the gap is to play regularly against their ‘A’ teams, coach Phil Simmons said after the team’s deflating long-form debut against India.

India vs Afghanistan: Ajinkya Rahane and Co's ruthless attitude stand out in clinical demolition of Test debutants

Barring Ajinkya Rahane's form, India ticked all boxes in their remorseless win over Test debutants Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

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: Ajinkya Rahane says visitors must visualise Test match situations in practice to improve as a team

India captain Ajinkya Rahane feels "visualising Test match situations" during practice will go a long way in preparing Afghanistan for the unforgiving five-day format.

India vs Afghanistan: Lacking skill and temperament, Asghar Stanikzai and Co found wanting in brutal introduction to Test cricket

An overwhelmingly superior India routed Test debutants Afghanistan by a whopping innings and 262 runs in a matter of two days

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.