Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Day 2 - The attritional day was enjoyable

For the modern day cricket lovers, the second day at Colombo will not be an enjoyable one. There were no exhibitions of audacious stroke-play or volatile display of pace bowling or spin bowling, but both the teams proved to be pertinacious which scripted an attritional day.

While the Sri Lankan bowlers were on top in the morning, the Indian didn’t jolt, but ground out 77 runs and while the Indian bowlers were asking questions, the Sri Lankan batsmen’s answered them with sheer grit and patience.

I repeat, Test cricket is not just all about hitting big boundaries and sixes, but defending those deliveries, which suddenly jumps from a length and leaving those balls which pose threats outside the corridor of uncertainty  or ducking against those deceptive short-pitch stuffs can be an enthralling battle and neither, is Test cricket all about rattling the timber or plumbing the batsmen in front, but strangling hold the batsmen by delivering the ball in the right areas or dishing out a lively spell pace bowling or teasing the batter with some wizardry stuffs can be a treat to watch. If you can’t enjoy these things, then, I am sorry, Test cricket is not for you.

Both Sri Lanka and India didn’t enjoy enough luck, but that’s part of the game. I enjoyed the battle between bat and ball. It was a test of patience and skill at Colombo on day 2.

Thank You

Faisal Caesar