India could not have asked for a better beginning on day one of the third test match at Colombo when they won the toss on a placid wicket with a chance to fight the Lankan spinners and put up a huge total. And they started off well again with Sehwag and Gambhir putting up 51 [...]
India batted first after winning the toss on a placid pitch at Colombo in the third test against Sri Lanka. The pitch was devoid of any dangers as had been predicted earlier by the pitch curator all week. Scorecard India made only one change to their eleven with Parthiv Patel coming in for Dinesh Karthik. [...]