Post T20 hangover, India welcome Afghanistan to get a feel of longer formats
India vs Afghanistan It all started with this historic fixture in 2018 for Afghanistan. India were the first opponents Afghanistan faced in the red-ball format eight years ago when they made their debut in Bengaluru against the Ajinkya Rahane led team. Although the game lasted just two days, it marked one of the most memorable moments in Afghanistan's cricketing folklore as they became the twelfth and the final full-member nation recognized by the ICC along with Ireland. Afghanistan are now touring India for a one-off Test in New Chandigarh and 3 ODIs in Dharamsala, Lucknow and Chennai from Saturday. The Asian nation followed that loss in their first Test with back-to-back wins against Ireland and in stunning fashion against Bangladesh, their biggest win in this format so far. These moments have been far and few especially given the political situation back home which has forced the cricketing boards of Australia, England and South Africa to refuse any bilateral agreements with the...