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Ravindra Jadeja brought some light-hearted fun to India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo when he imitated Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling action from the stands.The moment became even more entertaining when head coach Gautam Gambhir was caught laughing at Jadeja’s near-perfect act.The commentator summed up the scene, saying, “There you go, Ravindra Jadeja. He is imitating Kuldeep Yadav. I am telling you that. See the reaction, see the face, the expression. That is how he (Kuldeep) comes into the run-up,” while Gambhir’s priceless reaction added to the amusement.Watch:On the cricketing front, Devdutt Padikkal strengthened his case for a place in India’s playing XI for the opening Test with a classy unbeaten 142. He took full advantage of an easier batting surface, striking 18 boundaries and looking particularly comfortable against both pace and spin.After Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a duck early, Padikkal and KL Rahul put together 96 runs for the second wicket. Padikkal then continued his impressive innings alongside Jadeja, reaching his century in just 121 balls.India ended the second day at 357/6 in 90 overs. Jadeja contributed a valuable 63 before retiring, while Manav Suthar scored 41 and helped steady the innings.
Pant, Jurel disappoint
Rishabh Pant had a forgettable outing, scoring only two before attempting an attacking shot against Ramesh Mendis and getting caught at long-off. Dhruv Jurel also struggled against off-spin, falling for one after an inside edge was taken at short square leg.Suthar then joined Jadeja to add 76 runs and repair the innings.Padikkal later returned to the crease and struck four more boundaries alongside Saransh Jain, who retired after scoring 22.
