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Sri Lanka tour of India 2022

Ravichandran Ashwin has been on a milestone-achieving spree in the recently concluded two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

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India's stylish wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant returned back to his form and once again proved his prowess with the bat in the second Test against Sri Lanka which India won by 238 runs on Monday (March 14). Pant admitted that he had made mistakes in the past and want to keep improving going forward.

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'I've made mistakes in the past and want to keep improving': Pant after getting Player of the Series

India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday (March 14) said Shreyas Iyer had big shoes to fill following the axing of stalwarts like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane but he grabbed the opportunity with both hands in the Test series against Sri Lanka and will only get better with more opportunities.

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'He had big shoes to fill but he has done well': Rohit Sharma after Shreyas Iyer's top show with bat

Rohit-led India pocketed another series sweep, this time two-match Test series against Sri Lanka as they won the second match by 238 runs on Monday (March 14) at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. With this emphatic victory, India gained 12 crucial ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points to remain fourth in the table as their Point of Percentage (POP) remained 58.33. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka slumped to fifth after their flop show with a POP of 50. The top four teams are Australia (77.77%), Pakistan (66.66%) and South Africa (60.00%), respectively.

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India progress in WTC points table after Sri Lanka series sweep

Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne achieved a rare feat in the pink-ball game against India which they lost by 238 runs on Monday (March 14) at Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Karunaratne has become the first opener cum skipper to score a century in the fourth innings of a Day-Night Test.

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IND vs SL: Karunaratne becomes 1st skipper to smash ton in fourth innings of Day-Night Test

India beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 238 runs in the second Test with more than seven sessions to spare.

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IND vs SL: Indian bowlers wrap up pink-ball Test with 7 sessions to spare, complete clean sweep with 238-run win

India’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surpassed former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn on the list of leading wicket-takers in Test cricket.

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R Ashwin surpasses Dale Steyn to become 8th highest wicket-taker in Test cricket

Karthik was effusive in praising Pant and said: “Rishabh Pant is undoubtedly on his road to stardom. Unless he has a comprehensive wicketkeeping career for India, I reckon he may join MS Dhoni as one of the greats. These two will go down as a legend as two of India’s best wicketkeepers.”

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'He may join MS Dhoni as one of the greats': Dinesh Karthik eulogises this Indian player

India's vice-captain and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked up five wickets folding the Sri Lanka team for a paltry total of 109 runs in first innings of the pink-ball Test. Bumrah completed his eighth five-wicket haul in his 29th Test appearance and this was also his first five-wicket haul on home soil.

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'He always wants to get better than yesterday': Sunil Gavaskar lavishes huge praise on Jasprit Bumrah's bowling

India's stylish wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is widely know for his aggressive approach with the willow and the way he backs his natural trait seems to be reaping benefits for the Indian side. Underlining Pant's instinctive way of backing his strengths, India's vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah heaped praise on the swashbuckler and said that it's a good sign for the team.&nbsp;"Not each and everyone (can) play in the same manner. Every individual has a different game-plan, so he has backed his strengths," Bumrah said after day's play.

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'He has backed his strengths and that's a positive sign for team': Bumrah showers praise on Pant

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