India vs Afghanistan 2018, 1st session: Talking points: Dhawan lands the first punch in style

It was a moment of pride for the Afghanistan cricket team when they received their caps in the morning prior to their historic first Test against the Indian cricket team at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, things have not gone according to plan for them as Shikhar Dhawan has taken their bowling apart in the first session.

Scoring at a strike-rate of 114, Dhawan decimated the Afghan bowlers to score a century before lunch. Murali Vijay, on the other hand, has been playing second fiddle.

Afghanistan will have to think of something quick in order to get back into the game when they come back out onto the field after lunch.

Let's take a look at the talking points so far:

#3 Dhawan's lessons for Afghanistan:

While he made his debut memorable for himself against Australia in 2013, he made it even more memorable when Afghanistan made their Test debut. In a breathtaking display of stroke-making, Dhawan blazed his way to a scorching hundred. It was a flawless effort from the Delhi dasher.

Making Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman look ordinary is no easy task and Dhawan made it look as if he was having a breakfast in his hotel room. Rashid portrayed the look of a kid who sat in an exam hall preparing Mathematics but then he was handed a Chemistry question paper!

Dhawan cut his googlies, bullied him down the ground, and used the depth of the crease to work around either sound of the ground. It felt as if Dhawan told the Afghanistan boys: "Welcome to Test cricket"

#2 Mujeeb ur Rahman fails to make an impact

The 17-year-old Mujeeb ur Rahman, the youngest ever to play the inaugural Test for a country, has been showing shades of inexperience in his bowling.

Returning from injury, having missed a part of the IPL, Mujeeb hasn't got his lengths right, bowling short and wide after getting lofted by Dhawan.

Dhawan wasted no time and went after the youngster right from the very beginning, hitting him all over the park.

The pitch is not helping Mujeeb either, with very little spin on offer.

#3 Rashid Khan gets taken apart

Dhawan gets the better of his SRH mate Rashid: Why hasn't Rashid bowled yet, echoed all over the Chinnaswamy as the Indian openers went hard right at the start. And Rashid was finally brought in after an hour. Dhawan greeted him with some exquisite boundaries. Rashid's quick arm was no mystery for Dhawan, who has seen the leggie at close quarters in the SRH dugout.

Dhawan charged Rashid, not the easiest thing to do against him given the pace at which he bowed and the spin he can extract and deposited him over the mid-off for a six. The next ball, Dhawan waited deep inside to cut the ball. One wondered whether it was Test cricket or IPL stuff.

The young leggie did try all the tricks he had up his sleeve. He beat Dhawan on a couple of times with the googlies but Dhawan was in no mood to let Rashid settle down