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Tezzbuzz Desk- First match of the two-match test series between India and Sri Lanka Galle from 15th August Will be played in. Even before the start of the match, Sri Lankan captain Dhananjay de Silva has warned Team India. Giving indications of his team's strategy for the Galle Test, he told how Sri Lanka wants to put the Indian team in trouble. According to him, the host team will try not to completely hand over the pitch to spin from the beginning, but to take the match to the fourth and fifth days. According to Dhananjay de Silva, the Galle pitch may change its mood as the match progresses. Batsmen may get relatively better conditions in the initial days, but as the match progresses and there is wear and tear on the pitch, the influence of spin bowlers may increase. Sri Lanka wants to use this change as its biggest weapon against India.

The Sri Lankan captain clearly said that if his team is successful in taking the match to the fourth and fifth day, then its chances of defeating India will increase. That is, Sri Lanka's plan is to stop India in the initial days as well as keep its batting strong and save its spin attack for the later days. Considering the conditions in Galle, the weather can also play an important role in this strategy. There has been rain in Sri Lanka in recent days and the pitch is moist. In such a situation, fast bowlers can also get some help in the initial days of the match. Thereafter, as the surface dries up and deteriorates due to the sun and constant cricket, conditions are expected to become more favorable for the spinners.

Dhananjay also mentioned the recent difficulties Indian batsmen have faced against spin. India had to face defeat on turning pitches in the home Test series against New Zealand and South Africa. However, the Sri Lankan captain refused to believe that the Indian batsmen had forgotten to play spin. He believes that the Indian team will be fully prepared to make a comeback in these circumstances. In Sri Lanka's plan Prabhat Jayasuriya The role of is also going to be very important. Left-arm spinner Jayasuriya is well familiar with the conditions at Galle and his record against foreign batsmen here has been impressive. Dhananjay admitted that among the players of both the current teams, Jayasuriya has the most experience of playing in Galle. This experience can become a big advantage for Sri Lanka.

Interestingly, Dhananjay did not name Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal or Rishabh Pant as India's biggest threat. They KL Rahul Considered the biggest threat to Sri Lanka. According to the captain, Rahul has long experience of playing in foreign conditions and he has played in Sri Lanka before as well. A challenge for India Jasprit Bumrah's absence Will also remain. Dhananjay called it a loss for the Indian team, but also clarified that India still has many match winners. In such a situation, the match in the Galle Test will not only be spin versus spin, but a big game will also be seen between the pitch, weather, opening batting and the effect of spin in the last two days of the match.