Ajinkya Rahane shared a 217-run partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara for the fourth wicket, rescuing India from a precarious 133 for three on day one of the on-going second Test against Sri Lanka. Rahane shared a 217-run partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara (133) for the fourth wicket, rescuing India from a precarious 133 for three on day one. "When we played last time here against Sri lanka, especially after Galle Test match, we decided that using footwork against Herath was very important. So, throughout against him and their other spinners we wanted to use our footwork so we could get more runs on the backfoot. "Coming to Sri Lanka, I was batting well in West Indies as well I so wanted to carry that form forward.

Source: dna August 05, 2017 04:52 UTC