India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: Rain delays Day 2 start in Galle as Padikkal waits on 131

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: According to Cricbuzz, it is currently raining in Galle. The entire ground is covered now. The start to Day 2 might get delayed

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: India’s vice-captain was forced to retire after suffering from cramps. But Kotak said Rahul will be good to bat on Day 2.

“KL batted really well. I think he was getting only cramps. So by the end of the day, he was fine. Probably once you start getting cramps, you get it in the hamstring, you get it in the groin, you get it in your hand. But at the moment he looks absolutely fine. So he should be good to go tomorrow,” he said.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: Kotak suggested that the team is unlikely to be rigid about the batting positions.

“I think Devdutt batted really well. So Sai also has been batting really well at that number. But the thing is they all are new-ball batsmen. So they open, they go number three, so we are very flexible. I would look at the way they bat, how they are adapting to conditions, how they are dealing with the different stages of a match, and that is very important for me rather than number three or four or five.”

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: Padikkal’s century triggered a debate in social media on whether he should retain the No. 3 role when Sudarshan returns. Sanjay Manjrekar has, in fact, backed the Karnataka batter for the role.

However, the debate largely stemmed from the fact that Sudarshan, who has been in the role since the tour of England in 2025, managed just 383 runs in 12 innings as the No. 3 batter with just three fifties.

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, speaking to the media in Galle after the end of Day 1, highlighted how Padikkal worked extensively on his back-foot game for the Test series in Sri Lanka.

“Preparation, I would say, overall the way Devdutt, was preparing and I saw it in the NCA (BCCI CoE)…he was working on his back foot game. We try that when we expect a turn from a pitch,” he said. “We also tried to work on step-out, sweep besides the back foot game. So, a lot of credit goes to him, the way he has prepared himself for the last couple of years.”

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score 1st Test: Opting to bat first, Jaiswal and Rahul put on a 47-run stand, before a horrible mix-up saw the left-hander get run out for 32 runs. Padikkal and Rahul then stitched a 15-run stand for the second wicket before Rahul was forced to retire on 77 due to cramps soon after Tea. In the final session, Sri Lanka finally managed to get a wicket. Captain Shubman Gill was out caught off Prabath Jayasuriya, after scoring 16 runs. With Pant in the closing stages, Padikkal continued on to his maiden hundred in India’s 600th test, reaching the milestone off 134 balls.

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