After the three T20 match series between India and Sri Lanka, now the Test series is to be held. The first Test match will be played from March 4 to 8 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali. This will be followed by the second Test in Bengaluru from March 12 to 16. In the first match of the series, all eyes will be on former captain Virat Kohli. This will be Kohli’s 100th Test match. They would like to make their 100th Test a memorable one.
Virat has not scored a century in Tests for more than two years. Kohli’s last century was against Bangladesh on 22 November 2019. He scored 136 runs in the Day-Night Test played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After that Virat has scored six half-centuries after century. He crossed the 70-run mark twice, but could not reach the century. Fans are expecting a big innings from Kohli in this match.
In the absence of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal may get a chance to open with skipper Rohit Sharma. He scored 150 runs against New Zealand in the Mumbai Test at the end of last year. After that 62 runs were also scored. Mayank had scored just one fifty in six innings of three Tests in South Africa. In Rahul’s absence, he would like to take advantage of the opportunity and play big innings to retain his place in the team.
After the South Africa tour, Ashwin missed the limited overs series against West Indies and Sri Lanka due to injury. Now his return is fixed in the Test series against Sri Lanka. No one can be more dangerous than Ashwin on Indian pitches. In such a situation, the Sri Lankan team will have to stay away from this legendary spinner of India.
Kuldeep Yadav’s return to the Test team came after a long time. However, with Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, their chances of playing are slim. Kuldeep played in the T20 series. He was seen sweating during the practice session.