IND vs SL Records: Sri Lanka eye maiden Test win in India – After winning the three-match T20I series by a 3-0 margin, India will now take on Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series. Follow IND vs SL live updates on InsideSport.IN.
The first match will be played at Mohali from 4th March, while the second match will be a pink-ball Test at Bengaluru, which will start on 12th March. As Rohit Sharma will be leading his men into what will be a new era for the Indian Test team, check out which records will be up for grabs:
IND vs SL Records: Sri Lanka eye maiden Test win in India, Rohit Sharma eyes World No 1 spot – Check all records
- Sri Lanka will be eyeing their first Test win in India.
- India will be aiming to go top of the table in ICC Men’s Test team rankings. They are currently in the third place.
- Virat Kohli will be chasing his 71st century, which will get him tied with Ricky Ponting, with only Sachin Tendulkar ahead of him.
- Virat Kohli is only 38 runs away from scoring 8000 Test runs.
- The former Indian skipper will also be making his 1000th Test appearance in the Mohali Test.
- Two centuries in this series will take Kohli’s Test century tally to 29 – same as Sir Don Bradman.
- India will be eyeing their seventh consecutive Test victory against Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka are chasing their fourth consecutive victory in Test cricket, having won their last three matches.
IND vs SL Records: Sri Lanka eye maiden Test win in India, Rohit Sharma eyes World No 1 spot – Check all records
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