FOUR!!! India off to a good start in the first Test against Afghanistan as Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary. Facing Zia-Ur-Rehman, Jaiswal drives it towards the mid-off as the ball comfortably passes through the boundary rope. In the first over, KL Rahul and Jaiswal scored six runs. 

IND 6/0 (1 over)

The wait is finally over as the One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan finally begins. For India, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have opened the proceedings. On the other hand, Zia-Ur-Rehman will be bowling the first over for Afghanistan. 

Players of both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan shall begin shortly. 

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Afsar Zazai(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi

India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

"We wanted to bat as well as the wicket looks good. We need to play good cricket. We are ready for the challenge. We like challenges. We are well prepared for this game. We had a good preparation camp in Kabul. (On Richard Pybus) He's good, he's also a very positive person, his mindset is positive. We have three seamers and two spinning combinations.. We have one debutant - Nangeyalia Kharote," said Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. 

"We are gonna bat first. Very hot and humid. It's going to get slower and lower. Very special, I grew up playing here. It's a great privilege to captain here. The preparation has been good. Got a good couple of days of sleep. Nine Test matches after this, we've got quite a few home Test matches. It's about getting the combination right. We've got Manav Suthar making his debut," said India skipper Shubman Gill. 

India skipper Shubman Gill wins the toss and opts to bat against Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mullanpur. 

"It was only a few days ago we were here, white ball, coloured clothes, floodlights, but we are back with red ball again. The start of the home season as India hosts Afghanistan for this one-off Test. And for the first time here at New Chandigarh, becoming the 31st Test venue here in India. It was such a wonderful batting surface during the IPL. It looks fantastic. The ground once again is in outstanding conditions. The pitch looks beautiful. There's no doubt you might see some deterioration as this Test match goes on, but I think for the first couple of days it's going to be beautiful for batting," reckon Deep Dasgupta and Michael Clarke. 

As per the visuals coming in from Mullanpur, Manav Suthar receives the debut cap from spinner Kuldeep Yadav. This will bring a strong hand to India's bowling lineup. 

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan, straight from Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Stay tuned for all the live updates.