Updated On: 13 March, 2022 07:21 AM IST | Bangalore | R Kaushik
Mumbai batsman stands tall with 98-ball 92 despite Sri Lanka’s spin onslaught to help India reach 252; visitors reduced to 86-6 on Day One of day-night pink ball Test

Shreyas Iyer celebrates his half-century on Day One of the second day-night Test against Sri Lanka at Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Pic/PTI
In November last year, when Shreyas Iyer marked his Test debut against New Zealand with a sparkling century at Green Park in Kanpur, GR Viswanath had waxed eloquent about the Mumbaikar’s temperament and skills. The great man was present at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday to witness first-hand another wonderful knock by Iyer on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
The day-night game had piqued the interest of Bengalureans, who turned up in large numbers to see their side storm into the ascendancy on a day when the ball called the shots.