Afghanistan to play their first ever Test in India

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New Delhi: India will host Afghanistan for their first ever Test in 2019-2020, the BCCI announced here today. Afghanistan earned their Test status alongside Ireland this June.

"Afghans were scheduled to play their first Test in 2019 versus Australia but considering the historic relationship between India and Afghanistan, we decided to host their first Test," said BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary after the Special General Meeting here today.