Updated On: 01 August, 2010 08:19 AM IST | | Ayaz Memon
Flat pitch notwithstanding, India should rejoice in the heroics of Tendulkar, Sehwag and Raina at Colombo
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Flat pitch notwithstanding, India should rejoice in the heroics of Tendulkar, Sehwag and Raina at Colombou00a0
Muttiah Muralitharan's scathing attack on Bishan Singh Bedi provided the soporific second Test with its high spot, but there were some interesting takeaways for the Indian team for the third Test, not least the superb form of batsmen Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina.
The fancied batting had faltered perhaps more badly than the bowling in the first Test defeat and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be relieved that the problem has not turned out to be long-lived.
Seeking a win in the next Test to level the series, he will be pleased that his team got a first innings lead and picked up three second innings Sri Lankan wickets before the curtain dropped on this match.
The dull and dreary draw was poor advertisement for Test cricket: indeed, this was a wake-up call to curators and administrators across the cricket world and what kind of pitches not to produce.
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