India too good for Sri Lanka, by day and by night: Series review

We review the two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka - which India won 2-0 in emphatic fashion.

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Talking Points:

• India's invincibility at home - across conditions against all opposition
• The relentless pressure that opposition batsmen are up against
• Jasprit Bumrah and a series for the gods
• Ravindra Jadeja's evolution as a Test batsman
• Sri Lanka's spinners unable to sustain the pressure
• Pathum Nissanka's impressive resistance in Mohali
• Shreyas Iyer's assault in Bangalore - and his six-hitting prowess
• Rishabh Pant's talent to straddle the edges of possibility
• Dimuth Karunaratne's masterful sign off

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Related:

• Dimuth Karunaratne, a mortal treading into the galaxy of the divine - Fidel Fernando - ESPNcricinfo
• Where was the planning, Sri Lanka? - Fidel Fernando - ESPNcricinfo
• Bumrah's numbers capture a befitting story - Sandip G - Indian Express
• Ravindra Jadeja - the sting in India's tail - Shiva Jayaraman - ESPNcricinfo