India captain Shubman Gill wins toss and bats first in second Test against Sri Lanka
Most outlets reported that India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. A few also noted in passing that spinner Saransh Jain made his Test debut for India, replacing Kuldeep Yadav. The framing was largely consistent across the excerpts, with the main focus on the toss outcome and batting decision.
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India bat first against Sri Lanka in Colombo Test
COLOMBO: India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the second and final test in Colombo on Sunday. Spinner Saransh Jain makes his Test debut for India replacing Kuldeep Yadav. Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooriyabandara make their debuts for Sri Lanka. Jaiswal leads India batting charge in rain-hit Bangladesh Test Spinners are expected to dominate ...
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India win toss, bat first in 2nd Sri Lanka Test
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bat in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.
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