Watch: Ajinkya Rahane's warm gesture after India-Afghanistan Test wins hearts
Bengaluru: A dominant India on Friday spoilt Test debutants Afghanistan’s party as they beat them by an innings and 262 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane’s men, meanwhile, became the first Asian team to win a Test inside just two days.
The post-match presentation, was one to remember for Afghanistan for a long time.
In a kind gesture, India’s stand-in skipper Rahane invited his rival captain Asghar Stanikzai and co to pose with the trophy despite losing the Test match.
What a brilliant gesture from #TeamIndia to ask @ACBofficials players to pose with them with the Trophy. This has been more than just another Test match #SpiritofCricket #TheHistoricFirst #INDvAFG @Paytm pic.twitter.com/TxyEGVBOU8
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 15, 2018
India next shift their focus to the England tour, as they begin their preparations with a short trip to Ireland later this month.
India will play three T20Is, as many ODIs and five Tests against England in the long tour which starts in the first week of July.
