sri lanka were pushed onto the back foot r ashwin m 3 overs 1234 wkts 12 bb 463 the only real concern for india ahead of south africa a real threat to south africa come january 5 210ajinkya rahane m 2 i 5 runs 17 hs 10 avg 340a very very sorry series for rahane held a very fine catch in the slips a position he is now starting to make his own on the final day when the requirement was to bat out time and on a surface still offering aid to the seamers saha drove on the rise to cover for just 5 with india ahead by 159 but with three wickets left had no role to play as a batsman thereafter with his remaining two unbeaten innings of 1 and 9 coming just before declarations in nagpur and delhi after those before him had plundered runs vijay ended an eightmonth absence with a hasslefree 128 in nagpur when shikhar dhawans absence gave him a chance at the top instead he cut dilruwan perera to point missed out in nagpur and returned for the kotla test where he bowled a fast and incisive opening spell on day two which had the sri lankans fending kohli hitting balls in tests the way he does in odisrohit sharma m 2 i 3 runs 217 hs 102 still finished strong with three wickets from 293 solid overs really should have cashed in on that chance having taken guard with india 3993 in their only innings this was a batsman in control of his skills on a tricky surface showing who was boss ishant sharma m 2 overs 683 wkts 8 bb 337 had more success in nagpur taking three big wickets in the first innings and two in the second to constantly pose a threat out first ball of the first test then a polished 79 in the second innings until he missed an incutter