India Elects to Bat in 2nd Test; Saransh Jain Debuts, Kuldeep Yadav Out
India won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club Ground. Off-spinner Saransh Jain, aged 33, made his Test debut, replacing Kuldeep Yadav, who missed the match due to a viral infection. India leads the two-match series 1-0 after a 165-run win in Galle. Sri Lanka introduced two debutants, batters Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooriyabandara, while key players like Dinesh Chandimal remained absent due to injury.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
wion broke this story on 23 Aug, 04:16 am. Other outlets followed.