India vs Sri Lanka: Hosts Likely to Use the Spin Track to their Advantage

Over the past 30 years, there’s a rich history of Sri Lanka playing against India and battling out some thrilling encounters. Be it Test matches or One Day Internationals, they have always offered cricket fans some exciting games. With Sri Lanka touring India, it’s a great opportunity for young Sri Lankan bowlers to apply their expertise on Indian wickets and get picked for upcoming IPL seasons. With Virat Kohli back in the white-ball format, it would be a treat for Indian fans if he clicks and plays as he did years back. Both teams would be relying upon their spin attack, which is likely to disbalance the control of the game. Both sides would be eying to maintain their presence and win the game comprehensively.

After winning the T20 international series, team India would be looking to dominate the visitors at home and gain value-added points in the ICC Test Championship tallies. With both teams in search of a win, it would be a competitive game with pretty much at stake. In their last series against South Africa, they were rattled by the express pace and seam bowlers who banged the ball short and on good lengths, challenging Indian batsmen. Though India lost the series (2-1), it was a learning curve for them. With Rahul Dravid in charge of the unit, it’s expected that team India would be falling on the defensive mode in such devastating scenarios where they aren’t scoring runs or have lost early wickets. The 1st Test match would be an exciting game, where Kohli would be aiming to score big and get his form back for the upcoming tours.

• Rohit Sharma
• Virat Kohli
• Jasprit Bumrah ·
• Ravi Ashwin ·
• Shreyas Iyer

There’s no doubt that the Sri Lankan cricket team is in the rebuilding phase where it’s facing a few tedious challenges and situations which are bothering their young bowling attack. For the upcoming test match, Sri Lankans have a decent batting order but a below-par bowling attack that can go for runs against the likes of Sharma and Kohli. With Dimuth Karunaratne back in the side leading the attack, it would be a completely different ball game with vivid perspectives at both ends. Sri Lankan batsmen would encourage the pace coming on the bat and runs flowing through the play.

• Dimuth Karunaratne
• Lahiru Thirimanne
• Angelo Mathews ·
• Pathum Nissanka
• Dhanajaya de Silva
• Suranaga Lakmal

With team India playing at home and that too on a batting paradise, it would be their game throughout the 5 days of the play. India is strong on paper; however, with the experience Lanka has, they can upset the hosts.