Ishant, the bouncer
Watch the plays of the day from the third day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Aug-2015
The how do you do
The third day of a Test is usually called moving day, while India did not make much progress in the morning, the post-lunch session was different. A prime example of India trying to set the pace was the first ball Dinesh Chandimal faced from Ishant Sharma - a bouncer directed right at the body
The goodbye
Ishant continued to test Chandimal, until a ball on the fourth-stump channel, a lot fuller in length, found him slow to react. The outside edge flew to second slip, where KL Rahul needed a second attempt to pouch it
The how do you do II
If it ain't broke, why fix it? Especially on a pitch that was showing a little bit of variable bounce. So Ishant continued to bang the ball in, even if it was brand new, and caught Jehan Mubarak on the move. Another batsman took a body blow
The riposte
Seeing as it worked so well against them, Sri Lanka did not lose the opportunity to try a few short ones themselves. Much to M Vijay's detriment
The why me
The batsmen were continued to be tested on the back foot and Vijay found himself in the receiving end of a second bouncer in four overs