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Before the start of the first test, media and cricket fans expected that the test series between Sri Lanka and India was going to be dominated by the spinners with both sides having some quality spinners including legends like Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble. Moreover, Sri Lanka’s surprise spinner Ajantha Mendis was rewarding more newspaper space before the series got underway.

Now, at the end of the first test, it is pretty sure that spinners dominated the match but, the surprising fact is that only Sri Lankan spinners were in action, while Indian spinners failed to gain any momentum. So, question comes if it was the ability of Sri Lankan batsmen who successfully played the Indian bowlers or if the Indian bowlers were not up to the mark. Was it the failure of Indian batsmen, or was it the success story of Sri Lankan spinners? Did the spinners receive any help from the wicket? So, there could be many questions.

I think, Sri Lankan bowlers were really excellent, while at the same time, I would also blame the poor shot selections of Indian batsmen. In contrast to Sri Lankan spinners, Indian spinners were not at their prime in the match, despite the wicket was, to some extent, helpful for the spinners.