New Delhi: A heartwarming moment with India’s captain Shabman Gul It has gone viral after India’s dominant victory over Afghanistan in the lone Test at the New PCA Stadium in Milanpur. In a video widely shared on social media, a young ball boy stationed near the boundary ropes was seen touching Gill’s feet as the Indian captain walked back to the pavilion after scoring a brilliant century.Gill, who led from the front with a brilliant 126, acknowledged the youngster’s gesture before heading to the dressing room. The touching exchange quickly became one of the standout moments of the match.Manusuthar stole the show on debutWhile Gayle’s century and viral video grabbed the attention, the match ultimately belonged to debutant left-arm spinner Manav Sothar, who enjoyed a dream start to his Test career.The Rajasthan spinner took seven wickets in the match, including a sensational 6/33 in Afghanistan’s first innings, as India completed their biggest ever victory in Test cricket by an innings and 300 runs.After electing to bat, India posted a massive 564/8. Along with Gill’s 126, KL Rahul scored 100, while Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant scored 81. Washington Sundar scored an unbeaten 52 to tie the final over.Afghanistan is unable to cope.Afghanistan resumed the third day on 113/5 and were eventually bowled out for 152 despite Rahmat Shah’s 60. Soother tore through the lower order to record the second-best bowling figures by an Indian on Test debut.Asked to follow on, Afghanistan showed some resistance through Abdul Malik and Siddiqullah Atul, who added 42 runs for the opening wicket. Atal looked comfortable during his innings of 42 runs, but India’s bowlers gradually tightened their grip on the contest.Mohammad Siraj provided the breakthrough before Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav joined the wicket-taking campaign. Afghanistan slipped from 74/1 to 98/5 as Sundar removed Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Atul.Historic win for IndiaThe pilgrims never recovered from the disaster. Sothar added another wicket, Sunder took four wickets in the innings, and Kuldeep cleaned up as Afghanistan were bundled out for 112 runs.The emphatic win gave India their biggest ever win in Test cricket in terms of innings and runs.While the hosts dominated with both bat and ball, it was a simple gesture from a young ball boy to Gill that captured the imagination of fans and became one of the most talked about moments of an unforgettable Test match.
