India captain Rohit Sharma gestures to an outfield player© BCCI
India captain Rohit Sharma credited Shreyas Iyer after India defeated Sri Lanka in the Day-Night Test to wipe the series 2-0 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Shreyas scored half a century in both innings of the game and was named Player of the Match for his performance in the second Test. Rohit said Shreyas had big shoes to fill after veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were left out of the Test for the Sri Lanka series.
At the presentation ceremony, Rohit said he was impressed with Shreyas for taking his exceptional form from T20Is to the games longest format. The India captain said Iyer will only get better if he continues to tour with the team on a regular basis.
“Shreyas just picked up where he left off in the T20 series against Sri Lanka. He seemed to take that form in the Test series. He knew he was stepping into the big shoes of guys like Rahane and Pujara, but he has everything he requires. He will be better now when he starts to travel,” said Rohit.
Iyer scored a sparkling 92 from just 98 balls in the first innings on a spinning course to help post 252. The righthander backed up his efforts with a 67-run knockout in the second innings to help India post a 447-run for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka was eliminated for 208 points when Jasprit Bumrah (3/23) and spinner Ravichandra Ashwin (4/55) broke through the Sri Lankan batting lineup.
For Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne scored a battle barrel while Kusal Mendis completed him well with a nice half century.
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Previously, India had eliminated Sri Lanka for a paltry 109 after scoring 252 and 303 for nine in the first and second inning respectively.
This was India’s 14th consecutive win since Rohit was appointed India captain.
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