New Delhi, June 5 -- With IPL 2026 done and dusted, the focus is back on international cricket as India will host Afghanistan in a one-off Test match in Mullanpur, starting from Saturday, 6 June.

This will be just the second time that India and Afghanistan are locking horns in a Test match. The two teams last faced off in a Test before this in June 2018, in a one-off Test in Bengaluru.

India, led by Ajinkya Rahane, scripted a dominant performance back then to clinch a remarkable win by an innings and 262 runs.

India last played a Test in November 2025, when they hosted South Africa for a two-match series.

The hosts went down 0-2 in that series, but this time around, the Shubman Gill-led side will be looking to start afresh.

And even ...