India, March 2 -- India will host Afghanistan in the month of June over a Test and three One-dayers, the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) informed via a press release on Monday.

The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, located in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh), will for the first time host a Test match having already hosted T20Is and ODIs. Afghanistan have not played a Test against India since 2018.

That was the first time ever both teams locked horns in the longest format of the game. The match was played at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, and Ajinkya Rahane skippered the hosts after regular captain Virat Kohli decided not to participate in the historic match, Afghanistan's first-ever. He instead preferred playing i...