At the close of day four, Zimbabwe were 8-205 in their second innings, still trailing by 73 runs in their.

The 31-year-old put together a crucial 132-run partnership for the seventh wicket with debutant Ismat Alam, who remained unbeaten on.

Zimbabwe had earlier taken control of the match by scoring 243 in their first innings.

“Everything is fine with Rohit, and I don’t think there’s anything traditional about this,” Gambhir said.

The WRN’s statement called on the UK government, sports authorities, and individual players to take a stand.

Afghanistan, too, made its mark on the international stage with standout performances in cricket and futsal.

This was the first of two bilateral Test matches between the two sides.

Trailing by 71 runs, Afghanistan reached 515 for 3 in reply to Zimbabwe’s record 586

Rahmat’s double century surpassed Shahidi’s previous Afghanistan Test record of 200 not out, set against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in.

The teams are set to play two Test matches between 26 December, 2024 and January 6, 2025.