Sri Lanka vs India 2017, 3rd Test: Day 2, 5 talking points

#1 Hardik Pandya registers his first Test century

The all-rounder, Hardik Pandya showed his batting prowess with a scintillating hundred

Virat Kohli’s faith in Hardik Pandya has paid off. The all-rounder scored a swashbuckling hundred and showed his abilities with the bat once again. Pandya became the fastest Indian batsman to register a hundred coming into bat at number eight or below in terms of number of deliveries faced.

In his match-turning innings, the hard-hitting all-rounder smashed seven sixes to go with 8 fours. He was exceptional against the spinners; he used his feet brilliantly and jumped down the pitch if there was any flight and waited for the inevitable short ball on the back foot.

It was particularly impressive the way he scored at such an impressive rate. There was no slogging involved at all. They were all proper shots and they were all jaw-dropping.

Notably, Pandya thrashed Malinda Pushpakumara for 26 runs in the 116th over of India’s innings which is the most runs scored off a single over by an Indian batsman in Test cricket.