SL take on India in first Test today

The live streaming of the first Test can be viewed at Sony Six website here or HERE. “I look to keep improving every day”.

“It’s quite easy to captain with players like Sanga and Mahela in the side”. But the visiting team’s record hasn’t been too impressive. “It convinced me this was the right time to go”.

“It’s probably a good thing”, said Kohli. When I was at the crease we talked about how we could get out of this bad situation. Spells of light rain are also expected throughout the day. They were bowling well and getting a lot of bounce. But unfortunately it rained.

The Lankan openers, Karunaratne and Kaushal made a slow start only to lose their wickets soon after.

“I am not looking at my personal milestones”. “The idea is to take 20 wickets”. “That’s the only way you can win a game”.

M Vijay also to miss the first test due to Hamstring Injury.

R Ashwin led the Indian bowling attack with figures of 6/46 in the first innings.

“Sidath Wettimuny and all of us at the Interim Committee has extended special invitations to the BCCI key officials including the ICC Chairman”, said Kushil Gunasekera, the vice president and chairman of the tour organising committee of SLC. The middle order barring the in-form Ajinkya Rahane at number five will be a cause of concern as Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma, Kohli himself and Wriddhiman Saha were all due for runs in the practice match.

“KL Rahul is batting brilliantly”. I am not someone who is very choosy about the end.

“Rohit as well wants to do really well in this format. It’s an extraordinary performance to bowl out a team in a day especially in Sri Lankan conditions after having lost the toss“.

“It’s great that we have competition for places in the team”. “I had plans to retire immediately after the World Cup, but they wanted me to try and play a bit more Test cricket”.

When it comes to understanding the reason behind scheduling matches in Sri Lanka during Monsoon, every cricket fan is left puzzled with no definite answer in hand. There was slow turn for them and it was countered easily. Their seamers and spinners bowled well today. He is the in-form player, had a fabulous run in Test cricket and has the ability to play long innings. It’s about creating pressure. We played together only in the IPL and this is global match. The prime focus is to back ourselves to execute our skills and have a really competitive side’.

But it was the relatively settled Karunaratne who got out first, taking his eyes off a short-pitched ball while trying to defend.