A spinner bowling no ball is a uncommon factor in Test cricket. Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya has bowled 4 no balls up to now within the first innings towards India on the IS BIndra PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Sri Lanka bowlers bowled a complete of eight no balls — Lasith Embuldeniya (4), Suranga Lakmal (3) and Vishwa Fernando (1).
On the commentary, Sunil Gavaskar identified at Sri Lankan bowlers for over stepping on so many events. Gavaskar mentioned: “This is ridiculous. Bowling coach (Rumesh Ratnayake) must have words with his bowlers. You can’t bowl so many no balls in the Test cricket.”
Sri Lanka’s bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake has performed 23 Tests and 70 ODIs for his nation. The former medium pacer has created a pivotal position in Sri Lanka’s first ever Test whicn towards India in 1985. Ratnayake bagged 9 wickets within the match (4/76; 5/49) as Sri Lanka defeated India by 149 runs.
Earlier, India skipper Rohit Sharma gained the toss and elected to bat towards Sri Lanka within the opening Test of the two-match sequence. It is be Virat Kohli’s one hundredth Test, whereas Rohit will begin his journey as Test captain with this match. Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer changed Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane within the taking part in XI for India, who went with three spinners and two seamers.
India reached 109 for 2 at lunch on the primary day of the opening Test.
But India misplaced each their set batters Hanuma Vihari (58) and Virat Kohli (45) publish the lunch break. Lasith Embuldeniya (2/61) is the choose of the bowler for Sri Lanka, Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando chipped in with a wicket apiece.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
