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India choose to bat first against Sri Lanka in Galle Test
India won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle on Saturday. Devdutt Padikkal replaced B Sai Sudharsan at No. 3, while Ravindra Jadeja returned…
The Story in Brief
India won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle on Saturday. Devdutt Padikkal replaced B Sai Sudharsan at No. 3, while Ravindra Jadeja returned to join Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar in a three-spinner attack. India also fielded two fast bowlers, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
The match is India’s 600th Test and Galle’s 50th. Sri Lanka handed a debut to off-spin all-rounder Keshara Nuwantha, who took three wickets in a warm-up game. Nishan Madushka replaced Pathum Nissanka, while Niroshan Dickwella kept wickets in Kusal Mendis’s absence.
The Indian Opinion
The occasion invites easy talk of records and landmark venues, but the match will turn on runs and control on a dry pitch. India’s three-spinner combination looks bold, yet it also places pressure on Padikkal and the lower order if the surface slows. Sri Lanka’s debutant has warm-up wickets, not Test success. The first innings total and how quickly India can take Sri Lanka’s top order will offer a better measure than the 600th-Test headlines.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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