India added Suthar to the XI for the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. Before the game began on Saturday, all eyes were on India's playing XI, with fans curious as to who among Suthar and Harsh Dubey would be selected. Suthar, who played for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 under India\u2019s red-ball skipper Shubman Gill\u2019s leadership, earned his first cap from senior spinner Kuldeep.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI can't even express these emotions in words. To be honest, it's the best feeling of my life so far. A Test cap is a dream for every cricketer. So it gave me a lot of motivation, and receiving this cap from a legend like Kuldeep (Yadav) bhai, who has served Team India for so long, makes me so grateful that I received this cap,\u201d Suthar said in a video shared by BCCI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India added Suthar to the XI for the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. Before the game began on Saturday, all eyes were on India's playing XI, with fans curious as to who among Suthar and Harsh Dubey would be selected. Suthar, who played for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 under India\u2019s red-ball skipper Shubman Gill\u2019s leadership, earned his first cap from senior spinner Kuldeep.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India won the toss and elected to bat, with the top order showing brilliant resilience throughout the first two sessions of the game. India crossed the 200-run mark riding on KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan\u2019s half-centuries, and the former went on to convert his score into a ton in the last session of Day 1. <\/p>\r\n\r\n