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Hayden's advice for beleaguered Rashid

Leg-spinner would do well to revisit all-out attack strategy in day one conditions, says Aussie legend

Australia great Matthew Hayden believes a desire to attack too early in the contest proved costly for debutant spinner Rashid Khan's in Afghanistan's maiden Test thrashing at the hands of India.

Playing the first Test of their relatively brief cricket history, Afghanistan were hammered by an innings and 262 runs on just the second day of the match in Bangalore.

The Afghans were bowled out for just 109 and 103 in two innings on day two in reply to the hosts' 474.

Rashid, the 19-year-old leg-spinner who has taken the T20 world by storm, was largely ineffective, claiming figures of 2-154 from 34.5 overs in India's only innings.

Much had been expected of the teenager, given his successes in the shorter formats, however it proved the most difficult of initiations into the five-day game as India openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay both hammered hundreds.

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"Rashid I think bowled better as the Test match went on," Hayden, who commentated on the match, told International Business Times, India.

"Having said that, he ended up with 2-154. Firstly, he bowled with too attacking fields early, on a first day Test wicket. It was not day four or five, it was first day (pitch).

"You needed conservative fields. He was really aggressive and paid the price for it.

"As the day went on, he started to understand the abilities of bowling his leg-spinners more than his wrong'uns as well.

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"I think he was a bit anxious, like they all were, that they have arrived at Test cricket.

"That overzealous behaviour hasn't led to a good performance."

The one-off match marked the first time in Test history that 24 wickets have fallen in a single day's play, and it was just the fourth that a team was bowled out twice in a day.

"I am surprised as we have a very good team," said Afghan skipper Ashgar Stanikzai. "Test cricket is totally different from T20 and one day matches.

"But this was good for us and good for the future."

Defeats on Test debut

England

First Test: 1877, Melbourne

Result: Lost to Australia by 45 runs

Time of first win: 2 weeks, 2 Tests

South Africa

First Test: 1889, Port Elizabeth

Result: Lost to England by 8 wickets

Time of first win: 7 years, 12 Tests

West Indies

First Test: 1928, Lord's

Result: Lost to England by an innings and 58 runs

Time of first win: 2 years, 6 Tests

New Zealand

First Test: 1930, Christchurch

Result: Lost to England by 8 wickets

Time of first win: 26 years, 45 Tests

India

First Test: 1932, Lord's

Result: Lost to England by 158 runs

Time of first win: 20 years, 25 Tests

Pakistan

First Test: 1952, Delhi

Result: Lost to India by an inns and 70 runs

Time of first win: 1 week, two Tests

Sri Lanka

First Test: 1982, Colombo

Result: Lost to England by 7 wickets

Time of first win: 3 years, 14 Tests

Zimbabwe

First Test: 1992, Harare

Result: Drew with India

Time of first win: 3 years, 11 Tests

Bangladesh

First Test: 2000, Dhaka

Result: Lost to India by 9 wickets

Time of first win: 5 years, 35 Tests

Ireland

First Test: 2018, Dublin

Result: Lost to Pakistan by 5 wickets

Time of first win: -