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Sourav Ganguly has backed the Afghanistan cricket team to do well in the Test format in the near future after he advised the Test debutants to keep learning from their mistakes. Ganguly also heaped praise on Rashid Khan but added that the mercurial spinner needs to adjust to the longer format.

After Afghanistan's forgettable Test debut, Phil Simmons remarked that there is a huge disparity between the top Test nations and Afghanistan, which can only be filled by playing a lot of A-series cricket. However, he added that the team have the potential to become a good Test-playing country.

Former Afghanistan coach, Lalchand Rajput, in a chat with SportsCafe, has likened Mohammad Shahzad’s free spirit to Virender Sehwag, stating that the former is at his best when given independence. He also reaffirmed that BCCI’s contribution to the Afghan cricket is good for the health of the game.

Afghanistan's Test debut met a pretty underwhelming end as they were bowled out not once but twice in a single day as India wrapped up the match in two days. Twitterati, however, had a gala time as they had a lot to ponder over from Mohammad Shahzad's run-out to Hardik Pandya's superhuman throw.