IND vs AFG Test: Shubman Gill Wins Toss on Home Turf, Opts to Bat as Manav Suthar Makes Debut

New Delhi: The one-off Test between India and Afghanistan started today at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. Shubman Gill won the toss and put India in to bat.
Manav Suthar had got his Test cap today and his first debut.

How is the series?

This is a multi-format series. But this Test will not count in the World Test Championship. Both teams still want to win. India came in with a strong lineup like KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant. These are the big names all around. Afghanistan are without Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman. It  Two massive absences. But the team is here to fight.

What Gill told after the toss?

Gill spoke after winning the toss. He talked about the pitch. He talked about what today means to him personally.
On the pitch he said, “We're going to bat first. Very hot and humid here, so I think as the time goes by, the wicket is going to get slower and it's going to get low. Looks like a good surface. I think a little bit drier, obviously because of the heat. It's been very hot for the past few weeks here and I think it's going to stay the same."
He continued upon a question, "How does it feel to be captaining on home turf for the first time?", "Very special. Obviously I grew up not far from here. Grew up playing here and always wanted to play in my hometown. So I think it's a great privilege and honour to be able to captain my country for the first time here at my home ground,”
New Chandigarh is Gill's backyard. Today was personal for him."

Players in both the teams?

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi