Afghanistan pacer Yamin Ahmadzai has admitted that the Afghan bowlers were trying too much in the first session of their debutant Test match and that why they got punished brutally by the Indian top-order batsmen.

As the 12th Test team, Afghanistan made their Test debut on Thursday during the opening day of the one-off Test match against India at Bengaluru. India had a great start as both the openers Murali Vijay (105 runs) and Shikhar Dhawan (107 runs) hit centuries.

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Indian top-order batsmen dominated over the Afghan bowlers as the no.1 Test ranked team was once at 280/1. However, Afghan bowlers fought back in the final session with some quick wickets as India finished the day on 347/6.

At the end of the day 1, the right-arm pacer Yamin Ahmadzai has taken most wickets in the innings with the bowling figure of 13-6-32-2. The 25-year-old delivered the first ball for Afghanistan in their Test cricket history as well as he was also Afghanistan’s first Test wicket-taker.

At the press conference, Ahmadzai spoke out their first-day experience in the Test cricket. He said, “Well, this was a dream which has come true for our nation. It was enjoyable, but a little stressful. Nevertheless, playing against India, the number one team, was a good experience. Still, there are four days to go and we will try to do our best.

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“Getting a Test cap is the most important thing in cricketers’ lives. It is same for me as well. I cannot express it in words. There was excitement when we walked onto the field, but also were nervous.”

Talking about their bowlers’ disappointing performances in the first two sessions, Ahmadzai admitted that the bowlers were trying too much and those went against them.

He said on that, “Our bowlers especially Rashid was trying too much in the first session, but he bowled wicket-to-wicket on a pitch which began to grip in the last session. That is the reason why we came back strongly. Our bowlers picked five wickets.”