Watch Video, Ind vs SL: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul celebrate a wicket with 'DAB' dance
Indian cricket team is in commanding position in Colombo Test after India score a sum up of 622/9 on the second day. In reply to India's massive declared score of 622-9, Sri Lanka had a disappointing start as the hosts lost opener Upul Tharanga for a duck on Ashwin's delivery.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck twice in quick session to reduce Sri Lanka to 50-2 at the end of the second day's play of the second Test of the three-match series at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
Virat's warrior are not just beating the Sri Lankan team in the game but they are also doing this in style. After R Ashwin dismissed Lankan opener for a duck in second over, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and KL Rahul celebrated the wicket in style by doing the 'dab' dance.
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Earlier, centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and blistering half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha helped India post a monstrous first inning score on Day Two.
Resuming at yesterday's score of 344-3, the visitors declared at 622-9 in the last session of the day.
While Pujara (133) and Rahane (132) contributed to the bulk of the total, Jadeja, Ashwin and Saha scored 70*, 54 and 67 respectively.
Ashwin, meanwhile, became the fourth fastest cricketer to achieve the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in Tests.
Leg-spinner Rangana Herath was the pick of the Sri Lanka n bowlers as he picked up four wickets, while debutant Malinda Pushpakumara scalped two wickets. Dimuth Karunaratne and Dilruwan Perera also chipped in with a wicket each.
-With ANI inputs
First published: 5 August 2017, 10:44 IST