India, June 7 -- KL Rahul's poise was matched by Shubman Gill's panache produced contrasting centuries as India's formidable batting line-up posted 368 for three in their bid to out-bat Afghanistan on the opening day of the one-off Test on Saturday.

Rahul (100 off 165 balls) showed the value of defence while skipper Gill (103 batting off 143 balls) was intent-personified on a day when India decided to give a batting masterclass in Tests to an Afghanistan attack that was high on spirit but low on skill quotient.

The manner in which Gill batted, it seemed like he was playing a practice game.

The languid approach and the lazy elegance was on view as he held an already tired Afghan attack by the scruff of its neck, hitting 11 fours and a s...