***Official*** Sri Lanka in India 2017

[S.Kennedy]

Pujara and Ashwin have been playing county cricket this year so all is not lost.

 

[mr_mister]

Maybe Kohli thought it was time to show the world India has decent quicks

Lakmal must be pinching himself

 

[Flametree]

How the fxxx does Thirimanne keep getting picked? It's getting downright weird. If they think he'll do a Shai Hope and suddenly turn good, I think that bus left years ago.

 

[weldone]

How the fxxx does Thirimanne keep getting picked? It's getting downright weird. If they think he'll do a Shai Hope and suddenly turn good, I think that bus left years ago.

He has the backing of Sanga.

 

[Daemon]

This does not bode well for our upcoming overseas series

 

[vitalogy83]

How the fxxx does Thirimanne keep getting picked? It's getting downright weird. If they think he'll do a Shai Hope and suddenly turn good, I think that bus left years ago.

This has recently been added to the list of millenium prize problems

 

[vitalogy83]

But wow Lakmal 0/3. That is insane. Quit while he's ahead I'm thinking.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Wow, my earlier post about an upset has some meaning after all!

 

[Kirkut]

Jimmy Anderson will be so much eager to bowl to Kohli in UK next year after watching this. I hope Aus batsmen thrash Anderson to all corners of the ground and reduce his confidence so that there is some contest between him and Kohli next summer.

 

[Starfighter]

Jeez that pitch is greener than any in Australia for the past few years.

 

[mr_mister]

Hate how hard it is to find the two XIs online, especially the side bowling first


Is de Silva in the team?

 

[Migara]

Lakmal was consistently good on helpful conditions. Slowly taking the mantle of leader of the attack from Prasad, albeit being much more conservative in approach. India is lucky that Nuwan Pradeep is not playing, he might have added few more wickets. The Sri Lankan idiots dropped him stating he can't last two tests. He need not to. Play one, rest one and play the next.

 

[vitalogy83]

Lakmal was consistently good on helpful conditions. Slowly taking the mantle of leader of the attack from Prasad, albeit being much more conservative in approach. India is lucky that Nuwan Pradeep is not playing, he might have added few more wickets. The Sri Lankan idiots dropped him stating he can't last two tests. He need not to. Play one, rest one and play the next.

Agree its nonsensical to drop Pradeep as he has been a consistent performer and is always improving. I am not sure if Lakmal is becoming the leader.. I awlays felt that Pradeep had that tag in the last year or so. But its good to see all the quicks doing well.

 

[vitalogy83]

Hate how hard it is to find the two XIs online, especially the side bowling first


Is de Silva in the team?

No he's not

India
Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami

SL
Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage

Cricket scorecard - India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of India, 2017 | Cricbuzz.com

 

[Shri]

This will be a draw once the pitch eases out.

 

[vitalogy83]

50-5 get hype!

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is a fun game. Hope the rain stays away now.

 

[Daemon]

As long as Pujara is there I won't be nervous

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hopefully this is the last time Ashwin bats above Saha.

 

[Daemon]

ffs Shanaka was smacked around when he came to Singapore for t20s and here we are gifting him wickets