India, June 5 -- India go into a one-off Test against Afghanistan from Saturday, switching to red-ball cricket barely a week after the Indian Premier League final. The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here will become a new Test venue, while India head coach Gautam Gambhir stressed on continuity as well as finding consistency.

It is only the second Test between the teams and India's focus will be on trying out young players to build the side for the new World Test Championship cycle under skipper Shubman Gill.

"We know the kind of quality and talent we have, there's no reason not to believe that we can win the WTC," Gambhir told the media on Friday. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal will open and Gill will bat at No.4. Gambhir was emphati...