India’s captain Shubman Gill celebrates his century on day one of a Test cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Mullanpur, on June 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI
Gill was batting on 103 at close along with Rishabh Pant (50 batting). Pant and Gill have so far added 121 runs for the fourth wicket.
It was Gill’s 11th hundred in Tests. Rahul completed his 12th hundred in Test cricket before getting out soon after.
B. Sai Sudharsan also played a good hand with an 81, and he added 139 runs for the second wicket with Rahul.
At the break, skipper Shubman Gill (20 batting) looked in great touch with four boundaries to his credit.
There were occasional misses and the edges that flew through the vacant zone between the keeper and first slip, which otherwise should have been taken.
But Sudharsan showed his mastery with most of his boundaries coming through the mid-wicket region. However, the straight drive off pacer Mohammad Saleem was a treat to watch.
Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal couldn’t capitalise on a good start as India treaded cautiously to reach 96 for 1 at lunch. Jaiswal was dismissed in the most innocuous fashion.
Right-arm pacer Saleem’s delivery bounced a shade extra and Jaiswal tried to tuck it off his hips towards fine leg but only managed to tickle it to keeper Afsar Zazai.
Brief scores:
India: 368/3 in 85 overs (Shubman Gill 103 batting, KL Rahul 100, Rishabh Pant 50 batting, Sai Sudharsan 81; Mohammed Saleem 2/67).
Published – June 06, 2026 09:30 am IST
