The
seco d
Test
betwee
I dia
a d
S i
La ka
is
scheduled
to
begi
o
Su day,
August
23,
at
the
Si halese
Spo ts
Club
i
Colombo.
It
will
be
I dia& squo;s
11th
match
of
the
o goi g
Wo ld
Test
Champio ship
(WTC)
2025-27
cycle.
I dia
have
played
10
Tests
so
fa ,
eco di g
five
wi s,
fou
defeats
a d
o e
d aw.
Shubma
Gill
is
also
o
the
b i k
of
a
majo
milesto e,
eedi g
o ly
26
mo e
u s
to
become
the
fi st
I dia
batte
to
sco e
1,000
u s
i
the
cu e t
WTC
cycle.
He e
a e
I dia& squo;s
top
five
u -sco e s
i
the
champio ship
so
fa .
1.
Shubma
Gill
Shubma
Gill
leads
the
I dia
batti g
cha ts
with
974
u s
f om
16
i i gs
i
i e
Tests.
He
is
just
26
u s
away
f om
eachi g
the
1,000- u
ma k
a d
could
achieve
the
feat
i
the
seco d
Test
agai st
S i
La ka.
Gill
has
p oduced
five
ce tu ies
a d
o e
half-ce tu y
du i g
the
o goi g
WTC
cycle.
2.
KL
Rahul
KL
Rahul
occupies
the
seco d
spot
amo g
I dia
batte s,
havi g
accumulated
913
u s
i
19
i i gs
ac oss
10
Tests.
The
ope i g
batte
is
also
withi
touchi g
dista ce
of
1,000
u s
a d
could
each
the
milesto e
with
a
substa tial
co t ibutio
i
Colombo.
Rahul
has
egiste ed
th ee
ce tu ies
a d
fou
fifties
i
the
cu e t
WTC
cycle.
3.
Ravi d a
Jadeja
All- ou de
Ravi d a
Jadeja
is
thi d
o
the
list
with
747
u s
f om
17
i i gs.
His
tally
i cludes
two
ce tu ies
a d
six
half-ce tu ies.
Jadeja& squo;s
co t ibutio s
with
both
bat
a d
ball
have
made
him
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
I dia& squo;s
Test
setup
du i g
the
champio ship
cycle.
4.
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
follows
closely
behi d
Jadeja
with
745
u s
i
19
i i gs.
The
left-ha de
has
th ee
ce tu ies
a d
th ee
half-ce tu ies
to
his
ame
i
the
o goi g
WTC
cycle.
5.
Rishabh
Pa t
Rishabh
Pa t
completes
the
top
five
with
633
u s
f om
13
i i gs.
The
wicketkeepe -batte
has
sco ed
two
ce tu ies
a d
fou
half-ce tu ies
du i g
the
cu e t
champio ship
cycle.
With
the
seco d
Test
agai st
S i
La ka
app oachi g,
both
Gill
a d
Rahul
have
a
oppo tu ity
to
joi
the
1,000- u
club
i
WTC
2025-27.
