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Pant backs his strengths and that's a good sign for team: Bumrah
Rishabh Pant backs his naturally aggressive style of batting and that is a positive sign for the Indian team, vice captain Jasprit Bumrah said on Sunday after stumper's fiery knock helped them set Sri Lanka a massive 400-plus target in the second Test. Pant became the fastest Indian batter to score a Test fifty when he reached the mark in 28 balls on the second day of the match, going past Kapil Dev's 30-ball record which he set way back in 1982 against Pakistan. "Not each and everyone (can) play in the same manner. Every individual has a different game-plan, so he has backed his strengths," Bumrah said after day's play.
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His bowling would be a 'surprise', claims fit-again Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya on Sunday claimed his bowling would be a "surprise" element in the upcoming Indian Premier League. The ace Indian pace bowling all-rounder, who struggled to manage his bowling workload post his back surgery, will return to action in the IPL since his last appearance for India against Namibia in the T20 World Cup at Dubai on November 8. Asked whether he would bowl again, Hardik said it would be a surprise. "Sir, it would be a surprise, so let it be a surprise," the 28-year-old said on the sidelines of their jersey launch at their home ground Narendra Modi Stadium here.
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Pant lights up Chinnaswamy with record-breaking fifty, India leave Sri Lanka with mountain to scale
Rishabh Pant put Sri Lankan attack to the sword with a record-breaking half-century while Shreyas Iyer yet again conjured up a measured fifty to let India grab complete control of the second Test here on Sunday. Pant's 31-ball 50 and Iyer's 67-run knock after useful contribution from top-order batters meant that India set Sri Lanka a mammoth 447-run target after declaring their second innings at 303 for nine. As it happened | ScorecardThe struggling visitors would need no less than a miraculous show to save the match after ending the second day at 28 for one. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (10) and Kusal Mendis (16) will resume the Sri Lankan chase on Monday morning.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant put India on road to victory against Sri Lanka
Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant combined with inspired bowling put India on the road to victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday