Lots of Positives

India won the test series against Sri Lanka. It was truly a commendable performance by the team.

If we do a session by session analysis, Indian team truly dominated most of the sessions. They could have easily won the series 3-0 instead of 2-1 but they played poorly in a few sessions in the first test match. Overall, it was a splendid effort by the team.

If we look at the batsmen, all of them played a big knock. Vijay, Dhawan, Rahul, Pujara, Kohli, and Rahane scored a century in the series. The only batsman who missed out was Rohit Sharma but he played few crucial innings and did score 79 in a match. He scored couple of half centuries.

Kohli's captaincy was spot on during the series but I do believe that he could have done much better in selecting the playing XI.

One man who truly surprised during the series was Ishant Sharma. He bowled with aggression but more importantly, he bowled the right line and length. He was brilliant in the final test and he definitely exceeded my expectations. I hope Ishant bowls with the same aggression in every match.

Overall, lots of positives came out of the series victory. India just needs to sort the number 6 and 7 positions. If they manage to do that, they would become a dominant force in test cricket. They need a good wicket-keeping batsman and a good bowling all-rounder. Saha (to some extent) and Binny (surely) are not the right options. I hope Indian selectors find better replacements and soon!!!