KL Rahul and Shubman Gill struck impressive centuries, while B Sai Sudharsan continued his strong start to Test cricket with a fluent 81, as India dominated the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, reaching 368/3 in 85 overs at stumps in New Chandigarh on Friday.
India's newest Test cricketer, Manav Suthar, said he was overwhelmed with emotion after making his red-ball debut against Afghanistan in Mullanpur, describing it as the greatest moment of his cricketing journey so far.
Agarkar described Sooryavanshi as a "game-changer" and said that his performances compelled the selectors to pick him in the squad.
India have opted for a strong blend of youth and experience for the Asian Games cricket event, with Tilak Varma named vice-captain and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the selections.
The BCCI named Shreyas Iyer as India's new T20I captain and Tilak Varma vice-captain, while 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was included in all three squads.
Djokovic defeated Medvedev in the first game, but then received treatment while leading 3-2 and went on to win only one more game.
The 25-year-old revealed the news in a social media post, penning a heartfelt note to fans that accompanied a photo of a sonogram.
India last won the World Cup medal-a Gold- way back in 1975 at Kuala Lumpur and since then they have never got near the podium.
Indian players will look forward to the event as it gave them a lot of success with Ajeetesh Sandhu, a former winner on Asian Tour, coming close to adding a second Asian Tour title to his collection last year. He was runner-up while Gaganjeet Bhullar was fourth.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the governing body of the sport in India, tweeted, "509 intl. matches 24,208 intl. runs 48 intl. centuries Here's wishing Rahul Dravid - former #TeamIndia captain and present Head Coach of India (Men's team) - a very Happy Birthday."
