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IND vs SL test Analysis
India won the two-Test series (IND vs SL test Analysis) against Sri Lanka 2-0. Sri Lankan team lost the seventh consecutive series on Indian ground. A total of nine series have been played between the two teams on Indian grounds. There have been two draws during this period. There are many positive aspects in this victory of India, while some areas still need improvement. Captain Rohit Sharma has also become a hit in Tests as a captain after ODIs and T20s. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer has captured the place of Ajinkya Rahane in the middle order. Ravindra Jadeja has proved himself as an all-rounder.
Despite the criticism, Pant did not give up his style and became the match winner:
Before this series, Rishabh Pant was heavily criticized in South Africa. They are known to lose their wickets at crucial times. Pant batted responsibly in the series against Sri Lanka. He scored 96 runs in the first innings of the first Test. Along with restraint, he also showed aggression in his innings. After this, he scored an important 39 in the first innings of the second Test and 50 runs in the second innings. Pant was adjudged man of the series.
Rohit Sharma ODI – Hit in Test after T20 as well:
Rohit Sharma was made the captain of first T20 and then ODI team at the end of last year. This time in February, he was given the captaincy of the Test team. After becoming the full-time captain, Rohit won the T20Is against New Zealand, the T20Is against the West Indies and the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Now he has started the captaincy in Test (IND vs SL test Analysis) also with victory.
Shreyas Iyer confirmed his place:
Shreyas Iyer was included in the team in place of Ajinkya Rahane. The last time he played against New Zealand, Rahane was the captain of the team in a match. At the same time, due to the injury of Rahane in the second Test, he got a chance. This time Rahane was dropped from the team. Iyer took full advantage of this opportunity. He scored 27, 92 and 67 runs in three innings of two Test matches respectively. Iyer was adjudged man of the match in the second Test.
Ravindra Jadeja proved himself as an all-rounder:
Ravindra Jadeja has been seen doing wonders with the ball and bat in the past, but in this test he proved himself as an all-rounder. Jadeja scored 175, 4 and 22 runs in three innings respectively. At the same time, Jadeja took a total of 10 wickets in the bowling. He became the world’s number-one all-rounder in Tests during the series itself.
Jasprit Bumrah’s stunning comeback:
Jasprit Bumrah, who did not play in the series against West Indies, made a great comeback in international cricket. He took a total of 10 wickets in two test matches. Bumrah did not perform well in the first test, but he wreaked havoc in the second match. He took five wickets in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings.
Hanuma Vihari fails in place of Cheteshwar Pujara:
Veteran Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane as well as experienced Cheteshwar Pujara were also dropped from the team. Pujara had not scored a century since January 2019. Hanuma Vihari got a chance to play in his place at the third order. Hanuma started well every time, but they failed to convert it into a big innings. To replace players like Pujara, you have to play big innings. Vihari has disappointed in this matter. He scored 58, 31 and 35 runs respectively.
Mayank Agarwal failed to capitalize on the opportunities:
Mayank Agarwal got a chance to open in the absence of star batsman KL Rahul. They failed once again. Mayank scored 33, four and 22 runs. Earlier in South Africa, he had scored 15, 7, 26, 23, 60 and 4. Mayank has just one half-century to his name in nine innings. After Rahul’s arrival, he will have to go out of the team.
Virat Kohli fails once again to score a century:
In Test cricket, people are waiting for the most thing in the world right now, then it is Kohli’s 71st international century. Virat has not scored a century in Test, ODI and T20 since 22 November 2019. It was expected that against a relatively weak team like Sri Lanka, Kohli could end this drought, but it did not happen. Now Virat Kohli will have to wait till July.
Rohit Sharma failed as a batsman
Rohit was a hit as a captain, but he has disappointed as a batsman. Rohit, popularly known as Hitman, could not score a single half-century. He scored 29, 15 and 46 runs in three innings. This year has been disappointing for Rohit as a batsman. His fans hope that he will be seen scoring runs during the IPL.
Spinners once again on Indian pitches
Once again spinners were seen on Indian pitches. In the four innings of this series for India, the spinners took 25 out of 40 wickets.
Ashwin took 12, Jadeja took 10 and Axar Patel took three wickets. Talking about the Sri Lankan team, out of the 27 wickets that India fell, the spinners took 19 wickets for it.
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