India look to extend home record with clean sweep against Sri Lanka today
Updated On: 15 January, 2023 08:12 AM IST | Thiruvananthapuram | R Kaushik
The current management group of Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid—who rejoined the side for Saturday’s optional practice session in the evening—have their sights trained firmly on the home World Cup later in the year
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Ishan Kishan during India’s training session on Saturday. Pic/PTI
A harsh Saturday sun beat down on the Greenfield International Stadium, winter nowhere in evidence as the capital city of Kerala braced for India’s final ODI against Sri Lanka. It’s a game with pride at stake for both teams—having already taken a winning 2-0 lead, India will seek to extend their awesome record at home by making a clean sweep, while Sri Lanka, who have had their moments on this short white-ball tour, will want another ‘W’ to show for all their efforts.
10 home series wins v Lanka
Thursday’s nervy four-wicket victory at the Eden Gardens took India to their 10th ODI home series triumph against the 1996 World Cup champions, as extraordinary a record as the fact that India have won 22 of the last 25 ODI series in their own backyard. Even accounting for the familiarity with conditions, that’s a jaw-dropping statistic, a tribute to the strength and resilience of teams over the last 12 years under different skippers and managements.
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