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IND vs SL: Ravichandran Ashwin First Player To Reach This Huge Milestone In World Test Championship

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin achieved yet another feat on Monday as India defeated Sri Lanka in the second and final Test by 238 runs in Bengaluru. Ashwin, who picked six wickets (2 for 30; 4 for 55) in the match, became the first player to take 100 wickets in World Test Championship (WTC). Ashwin, who had ended up as the highest wicket-taker with 71 wickets in 14 matches during the last WTC cycle, has already bagged 29 wickets in seven matches so far in the ongoing cycle, taking his tally to 100 in 21 games. Thus, becoming the first cricketer to achieve a century of wickets in WTC.

Ready to accept what comes with Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma

Coach Rahul Dravid is not new to the coaching set-up or to the players, and that has shown effectively on the field. The same goes with new captain Rohit Sharma. Also, Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer, replacing Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, appear to have come into their own. Iyer, in particular, has shown spark and spunk. Jasprit Bumrah shored up his versatility with his first fifer on home soil, that too on a turning pitch.

2nd Test: India crush Sri Lanka to win 15th consecutive home Test series

Dominant India put Sri Lanka out of their misery in 3 days again to wrap up series 2-0; Karunaratne's brave ton goes in vainBENGALURU: An improbable target of 447, nine wickets in hand and pride at stake. It was a question of how long Sri Lanka could hold off a resurgent India. In the final innings of what has been a forgettable tour for the Islanders, they put up their best show, which helped them reduce the margin of defeat. At the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday, the home team had to put the champagne on ice for a while as skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (107; 174b, 15x4) and Kusal Mendis (54; 60b, 8x4) decided not just to grind it out but also take on the Indian bowling attack led by the inform Jasprit Bumrah (3/23). SCORECARD | AS IT HAPPENEDWith 35 minutes remaining for the dinner break on Day 3, spin ace R Ashwin's (4/55) tossed-up delivery to Vishwa Fernando was top-edged to Mohammed Shami, who collected the catch at mid-off, signalling India's 238-run victory and a 2-0 series triumph. The win marked Rohit Sharma's first series win as Test skipper and head coach Rahul Dravid's second series win at home in the longer format. The series turned out to be a six-day affair as both matches ended on the third day. This was also the Indian men's 15th consecutive Test series victory at home.

India test juggernaut keeps home invincibility rolling on

BENGALURU, India : Much has changed in Indian cricket since the national team last lost a test series on home soil nearly 10 years ago.

Cricket-India test juggernaut keeps home invincibility rolling on

By Rohith Nair

"We Were Given A Target...": Shreyas Iyer On Team India's Plans In 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka

Playing under lights with a pink ball in a Day-Night Test match is challenging as most of the teams and their players are yet to get used to it. But for Shreyas Iyer who was playing his first Test under lights here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium had a different approach and his attacking style paid rich dividends to the team as his 92 run knocks in the first innings helped India score 252 in the first innings when at one stage India was tottering at 148 for 6.

We are ready to accept what comes with Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma

Rishabh Pant has confounded the Indian team with his brazen batting style but skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday said they are willing to accept the way he bats for his sheer ability to change a game in a matter of minutes. Rohit also underlined the point that Pant has been asked to respect the conditions and match situation and that the stumper-batter has got better with his game plans. The stocky southpaw with his impactful batting in both the innings, titled the second Test against Sri Lanka in India's favour.

India thrash Sri Lanka inside three days to seal series clean sweep

Jasprit Bumrah helped India thrash Sri Lanka by 238 runs inside three days in Bangalore to complete a 2-0 series clean sweep.

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IND vs SL: Ravichandran Ashwin First Player To Reach This Huge Milestone In World Test Championship

Ready to accept what comes with Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma

2nd Test: India crush Sri Lanka to win 15th consecutive home Test series

India test juggernaut keeps home invincibility rolling on

Cricket-India test juggernaut keeps home invincibility rolling on

"We Were Given A Target...": Shreyas Iyer On Team India's Plans In 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka

We are ready to accept what comes with Rishabh Pant: Rohit Sharma

India thrash Sri Lanka inside three days to seal series clean sweep