How do they play such good Test cricket?: Sanjay Manjrekar

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In the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Team India emerged victorious by 165 runs at the Galle International Stadium near Galle Fort.

Following the victory, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar termed it a “mystery” and was surprised by how the generation of IPL players is able to deliver performances in the traditional format of the game.

“Modern pop singers, if they are asked to do classical singing, ragas, then it will be very difficult. But these people are doing that. It is a mystery to me that the generation of IPL, the generation of T20, how do they play such good Test cricket? In both game of ball and game of gain,” he said on the Great Indian Cricket Show on Doordarshan.

He was impressed by the batting displayed by the modern-day batsmen, considering the difference in T20 and Test cricket.

“More in case of batting, because there is a lot of difference between T20 batting and Test batting,” said Manjrekar.

After the win in the first Test match, the Shubman Gill-led men will gear up to clash against the Sri Lankans in the second Test match. The game is scheduled to be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground from August 23.

It will be interesting to see if Team India’s think tank provides an opportunity to Mumbai’s prolific run-scorer Sarfaraz Khan.

The ongoing Test series is one of the important series for Team India in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. The win in the second Test match against Sri Lanka will be crucial for Team India to keep hopes alive for the WTC final.

IND vs SL 2nd Test: Full squads

India: Shubman Gill (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain, Auqib Nabi, Sarfaraz Khan.

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Niroshan Dickwella (WK), Vishwa Fernando, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Lahiru Udara, Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Kamindu Mendis, Milan Rathnayake, Nishan Madushka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Sonal Dinusha, Dilshan Madushanka, Keshara Nuwantha.

(With PTI Inputs)

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