BCCI: India to host Afghanistan's maiden Test from June 14-18 in Bengaluru

New Delhi, Jan 16 (Cricketnmore) India will host Afghanistan in their debut Test from June 14-18 in Bengaluru, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced here on Tuesday.

"India and Afghanistan have been traditional friends for ages. It was only in the fitness of things that Afghanistan opened their international innings in India," he added.

Named the Indo-Afghanistan Friendship Series, the one-off Test will be held within three weeks of this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) final and ahead of India's tour of England.

Afghanistan earned their Test status alongside Ireland in June last year, becoming the 11th and 12h nations eligible to take part in the traditional form of the game.

Choudhary also said that the BCCI will soon take a decision on hosting the first ever day-night Test in India.

"We have been facing this question every now and then. A decision will be arrived at soon,," he said.