Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, is a wealth of information, and his players aren’t the only ones who benefit. During the rain break in the India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the former India captain was seen spending a significant amount of time with Sri Lanka’s new limited-overs Dasun Shanaka.
When play was halted on Friday due to heavy rains, India were 147 for 3 in 23 overs. The ground crew needed some time after the rain stopped to clear the water from the covers.
Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, is a wealth of information, and not just the Indian players benefit from it. During the rain break in India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the former India captain was seen spending a significant amount of time with Sri Lanka’s new limited-overs Dasun Shanaka.
When heavy rains halted play on Friday, India were 147 for 3 in 23 overs. The ground crew needed time to clear the water from the covers after the rain stopped.
Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, is a wealth of information, and his players aren’t the only ones who benefit from it. During the rain break in the 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the former India captain was seen spending a significant amount of time with Sri Lanka’s new limited-overs Dasun Shanaka.
When play was halted on Friday due to heavy rains, India had reached 147 for 3 in 23 overs. When the rain stopped, the ground crew needed some time to dry out the covers.
Samson would play the inside out cover drive with ease if Shaw slog-swept Jayawickrama in front and behind square.
They added 74 runs in 13.2 overs, and no one can blame anyone who was hoping for a big score as the duo breathed new life into a stale ball.
Manish Pandey’s (11 off 19 balls) inclusion brought a halt to the momentum after skipper Dasun Shanaka got one to skid and trapped Shaw.
Samson was not in the mood to give up, but an uppish inside-out check drive was plucked from the tree by Avishka Fernando at extra-cover.
When India resumed at 147 for three after the break, the spinners suddenly began to get more turn, and the pitch had been spiced up by the rain.
When Jayawickrama deceived him with a beautifully flighted delivery, Pandey, who may not get another chance on the tour or even in the near future, blew it away. The ball spun enough to beat Pandey, who went for an expansive drive, and it was a typical orthodox left-arm spinner’s dismissal.
Hardik Pandya (17) smashed three boundaries, but Jayawickrama, who had already taken two scalps, added another that turned enough to square up the colourful Baroda man.
The third umpire overruled Kumar Dharmasena for the umpteenth time during the match, making Kumar Dharmasena’s bad day even worse.
Suryakumar Yadav (40 off 37 balls) batted brilliantly again, hitting seven boundaries, but, as in the previous match, the sharply turned in ball proved to be his undoing. Dananjaya’s off-break found him leg before, despite his best efforts to keep the bat behind the pads.
Under the lights, debutants Krishnappa Gowtham and IPL specialist Nitish Rana both looked out of place. While Rana was beaten for the turn, Gowtham played a nothing shot to a full-toss from Dananjaya.
