India are not simply running away in the one-off Test match because Afghanistan had no answers. That would be the easy reading. The harder truth is that Afghanistan kept finding small doors back into the match, only to walk past them. Rishabh Pant got a big reprieve against Azmatullah Omarzai. (X images) By the second morning of the one-off Test in New Chandigarh, India had already built the innings around KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Rahul’s century on Day 1 had come after an early reprieve. Gill had resumed unbeaten after reaching three figures. Pant, already set overnight, was beginning to stretch the innings with his usual force. At 398/3, India were strong, but the second new ball had started giving Afghanistan something. Afghanistan’s DRS Blinders Help India Tighten Control Azmatullah Omarzai produced the spell Afghanistan needed. The ball was harder, the seam was livelier, and for a brief passage, India’s two most dangerous batters in the middle were not in control. Gill and Pant survived consecutive deliveries that could have …