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Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said he had no regrets on missing out on a century after his 92 helped India claw back and take control of the pink ball Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Iyer hit 92 to lift India, who lead the two-Test series 1-0, to 252 all out from a precarious 86-4 after they elected to bat first in Bangalore.
IND vs SL, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Updates: India will look to roll over Sri Lanka as early as possible in the ongoing first Test when the play resumes on Day 2 at the M Chinaswammy Stadium in Bengaluru. Sri Lanka were 86 for six at stumps on Day 1 and trail India by 166 runs.
Former India captain Virat Kohli received a rousing reception when he walked out to bat on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Virat Kohli, who plays for Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), shares a special bond with the crowd in Bengaluru. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter and shared a video of the fans cheering for Kohli when he walked out to bat after Rohit Sharma's dismissal.
India opener Mayank Agarwal was run out in strange circumstances on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. More than Mayank's mix-up with captain Rohit Sharma, it was Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella's antics that added to the confusion of the events. Instead of taking the bails off at the first opportunity when Mayank was miles away from the crease, Dickwella insisted on taking a review. It was after he had made the 'T' gesture that he took the bails off to run Mayank out. Reacting to the turn of events, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said Dickwella's insistence on taking a review was "beyond understanding".
His counter-attacking knock put India in the driver's seat in the second Test against Sri Lanka and Shreyas Iyer asserted that batting with a defensive mind-set does not help on difficult wickets like the M Chinnaswamy track. Iyer's combative 92 under pressure guided India to 252 after the team was struggling at 126 for five. Batting fearlessly, Iyer charged down the wicket quite often, which he said was the best strategy to negate the spin. "My plan when I went out to bat was to cut down the spin (negate turn), so I decided to step out," Iyer told media after opening day's play.
Sri Lanka were 86 for 6 in reply to India's first innings total of 252 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Saturday. Angelo Mathews top-scored for Sri Lanka with a 85-ball 43 while all other visiting batters struggled to get going. Niroshan Dickwella and Lasith Embuldeniya were batting on 13 and zero respectively at close of play. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three and two wickets respectively while Axar Patel got one as Sri Lanka struggled throughout their first innings. Sri Lanka trail by 166 runs.
Former India cricketer Ajit Agarkar praised Shreyas Iyer's knock of 92 and offered his thoughts on the pitch after India posted 252 batting first on the opening day of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Saturday. "It's a special innings. When he looks back, he will be very proud of it because of how difficult it was for most batsmen with a ball and a pitch like that. Initially, maybe he took a couple of chances, got away but later on was very decisive, even when he defended the first of 25-30 runs that he played and then counter-attacked," Agarkar said during a discussion on Star Sports.
Shreyas Iyer missed his second Test century by 8 runs but Twitter hailed his breathtaking knock on Day 1 of the second Test in Bengaluru as the best of his Test career. The right-handed batter slammed 92 off just 98 balls on a Chinnaswamy pitch that had a lot of assistance of spinners. Coming in to bat with the team in a spot of bother at 86/4 at the dismissal of Virat Kohli, Shreyas at first settled down to try and get a partnership together. He stitched together a 40-run stand with Rishabh Pant but after Pant's dismissal and with wickets falling regularly around him, Shreyas decided to take on the bowling.