On a sweltering Wednesday afternoon at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the west and east stands were steadily being filled up by fans ahead of the league-stage match between hosts India and Afghanistan.
Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday.
The match is going to be a landmark for Cheteshwar Pujara as he will be playing his 100th Test.
As of now, India has reported around 250 positive cases of coronavirus with 4 deaths.
One of Gambhir's mind-boggling knocks is his gritty 97-run innings against Sri Lanka in the final match of the 2011 World Cup.
In the absence of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav, Chahal is the most experienced bowler in the Indian attack. He however said that there is no added pressure because of this as all bowlers have significant experience in the IPL.
He also insisted that there shouldn't be too much of changing and chopping within the team while preparing for the next year's T20 World Cup.
India are slated to play Bangladesh in the first T20I of the three-match series, but the air quality in Delhi is turning worse post-Diwali and poses a threat to the match.
The air in Delhi had turned 'severe' during Diwali on Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded 999 in the Patparganj area.
