Rishabh Pant played a stellar role in Mohali, and then he came to Bengaluru and played an even bigger role to sweep India the series. In Mohali, he missed a century, in Bengaluru the challenge was totally different. The ball was getting square, but Pant continued to play his natural game, hitting a six off the second ball. Those were important runs. There is no doubt that he was going to get the man of the series award.
“I think both (batting and keeping) you need to keep evolving, I have made mistakes in the past and want to keep improving. It’s not in my mindset, it was difficult to play wickets, so I thought I would go faster I will find runs from me. I will do whatever the team management wants from me (batting at No. 5). I think it is more about confidence, earlier, I used to think too much, now I am just focusing on every ball (referring to his superior keeping skills),” he said in the post-match presentation.
Meanwhile, his Delhi Capitals teammate Axar Patel also played a key role. He teamed up with Ashwin to derail Sri Lanka’s resistance, playing a perfect foil to his senior teammate. He picked up two wickets and later revealed that he assesses a particular wicket before bowling which line.
When I am the third spinner in the team, I don’t think much. I know Ashwin and Jadeja will get the job done. I just try to play to my strength. Like Ash bhai said, he bowls first and we talk about what is the right pace to bowl on the surface. And that’s how I start my spell, start with my strength and then in one over I know what to do.
India: India extended their winning streak at home to 15 Test series as they beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second Test to wrap up the day-night match in Bengaluru on the third day and win the two-Test series 2-0 on Monday. Took. ,
With the tourists chasing a daunting target of 447 for victory after India declared 303-9, their captain Dimuth Karunaratne worked hard to bring up his 14th Test ton (107), but wickets remained regular. Fell and he was dismissed for 208.
India won the first Test in Mohali by an innings and 222 runs within three days and Rohit Sharma’s team repeated the feat in Bengaluru when Sri Lanka were bowled out in the second session.
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