India captain Rohit Sharma will captain India for the first time in a Test match.
-Vinay Kumar
The first match of the two-Test series (SL vs IND Test Series, 2022) between India and Sri Lanka will be played at ‘IS Bindra PCB International Cricket Stadium, Mohali’ from Friday, March 4. After making a clean sweep in the T20 series (SL vs IND T20I Series, 2022), while Team India will be in high spirits, the Sri Lankan team is going through a period of change. India captain Rohit Sharma will captain India for the first time in a Test match. In such a situation, he would like to make a great start to the Test captaincy by raising the flag of victory in the first match. At the same time, the eyes of Sri Lankan team captain Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain) will come out on the field with the right team combination and give life to defeat India. However, the history of cricket shows that India has a huge advantage in the Test series against Sri Lanka.
India’s upper hand in test cricket
A total of 44 matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka (SL vs IND Test Match), in which India has beaten Sri Lanka in 20 matches. At the same time, Sri Lanka has won 7 matches. India has never seen the face of defeat against Sri Lanka on the field of their country. Whereas, India has played dust in 11 matches out of the total 20 Test matches played in their country. 9 matches have been drawn.
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SL vs IND over all head-to-head
*Total Test Matches- 44
* India won – 20
* Sri Lanka won – 7
* draw – 17
Head-to-Head on Home Ground
*Total Test Matches- 20
* India won – 11
* Sri Lanka won – 0
*Draw – 9
Demonstration at Mohali Ground
*Total Test Matches- 1
* India won- 0
* Sri Lanka won – 0
*Draw – 1
SL vs IND Test Series Schedule
There will be a two test match series between India and Sri Lanka. The first match of the series will be played from March 4 to March 8. This will be the 100th Test match of former India captain Virat Kohli. In such a situation, the fans of Virat expect a century from him. At the same time, the second match of the Test series will be played between March 12 and March 16 in Bengaluru’s ‘M. Chinnaswamy Stadium’ (SL vs IND 2nd Test Match M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru) will be played with pink ball.