Both the teams – India and Sri Lanka have been successful in the pink ball test when it comes to the experience of that lethal bounce and extra swing.
Here are some of the facts from both the teams before the game begins –
– The outgoing Suranga Lakmal has 8 wickets from two pink-ball Tests at an excellent average of 19.13
– Virat Kohli’s last international century came in a pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in 2019.
– In the first pink-ball Test (Kolkata), Indian spinners came away empty handed. In the next one (Ahmedabad), the trio of Axar, Ashwin and Washington Sundar took 19 of the 20 wickets to fall.
“We are playing the Pink Ball Test after a long time. There will be a few mental adjustments that we have to make. It is not natural to catch with the pink ball for us. It is a challenge that we face. We are still new to this format, so we are taking feedback from our previous game and practising them and trying and replicate them in the match.” – Jasprit Bumrah
