Given India’s domination in test cricket all over the world in the last 5 years, there was hardly any doubt in anyone’s mind what the result of the 2-match test series between India and Sri Lanka was going to be, but the ease with which India got the job done and absolutely outplayed SL in all three facets of the game, it was magnificent to watch.
After beating Sri Lanka by an innings inside three days in the first test match in Mohali, India replicated it in the second game in Bengaluru as well and although they didn’t win the second game by an innings, they still won it by a significant margin inside three days.
The pitch in Bengaluru was a rank turner and while batting was not easy right from day one, the Indian batsmen still put more than 250 on the board in both innings and then the fast bowlers as well as the spinners did the job for India with the ball, as SL fell more than 200 runs short of the 4th innings target that was set for them.
Sri Lanka couldn’t challenge India in either red ball or white-ball cricket this home season
It was also the end of a very successful home season for India where they faced New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka across the three formats and didn’t lose even a single game. The captain Rohit Sharma has now won 14 games in a row for India since taking over the captaincy in a permanent role from Virat Kohli.
India doesn’t have to play a lot of test matches going ahead for the next one year, but whatever few they have to play, they are going to be very important test matches from the point of view of WTC final qualification. India virtually has to win every single test match now to qualify for the WTC final again.
Here is how the fans and the former Indian cricketers reacted on Twitter today after India completed a 2-0 clean sweep in the test series against Sri Lanka –
Rohit as a full-time captain for India:
3-0 vs New Zealand
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs West Indies
3-0 vs Sri Lanka
2-0 vs Sri Lanka14th consecutive win for Captain Hitman.
Advertisement— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 14, 2022
Dominating performance by India.
Pant and Bumrah…Fire hai Fire 🔥.
Brilliant knocks from Shreyas in both innings and it was always going to be difficult for Sri Lanka. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/7qr7QgyzWXAdvertisement— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 14, 2022
Feel good series win by team India Bumrah was outstanding on this dry pitch. Not a single win during this Indian trip for Sri Lanka, they need to learn a lot quickly.
Advertisement— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 14, 2022
Clinical series win for India. Shreyas Iyer was a treat to watch in both innings, Rishabh Pant was at his entertaining best and Bumrah showed his class again. For Sri Lanka,Karunaratne fought valiantly but it was always going to be an uphill task. Congratulations @BCCI #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/9NtMqEdgt0
Advertisement— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 14, 2022
Total domination by India over minnows Sri Lanka. Jadeja topping the batting charts in a test series, must be a first for him. For Ashwin it has become a routine for him to top the wickets charts.
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— Pradeep John (Tamil Nadu Weatherman) (@praddy06) March 14, 2022
Since @ImRo45 became full time Captain:
3-0 vs NZ (T20I)
3-0 vs WI (ODI)
3-0 vs WI (T20I)
3-0 vs SL (T20I)
2-0 vs SL (Tests) #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/ojREzqlA6M— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) March 14, 2022
Rishabh pant won man of the series DC blood 🔥🔥
Shreyas won man of the match ex DC blood 🔥🔥Ye saal delhi capitals ka hai 🤩🤩
— Supriya (@Supriya_pro) March 14, 2022
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Wish Rishabh Pant becomes a long term number 5. The number of matches he can turn around from that position is unreal. Also breaks the monotony of right handers all the way through given that even our backups are right handers.
P.S. Keeping + Batting 5 isn't sustainable though!
Advertisement— Cricketjeevi (@wildcardgyan) March 14, 2022
Rishabh Pant = FIRST INDIAN wicket keeper to win Test Man of the Series
Advertisement— Merin Kumar â„¢ (@merin_kumar) March 14, 2022
