India's victory stopped at Dinusha Wall, 'Test cricket won' in Colombo

The beauty of Test cricket lies here – fighting tooth and nail under the pressure of a mountain. The determination to survive for 30 minutes, an hour or a session. In this red-ball game, you not only have to fight against 11 opponents, but also against fatigue, nervous tension and a never-give-up mentality. In this era of T20 and T10, an exciting Test match can become the biggest advertisement for this edition.

The Colombo Test proved that. Despite coming very close to winning, India could not snatch victory from Sri Lanka. In the end, the match was drawn. Despite missing out on the win and the series whitewash, Indian captain Shubman Gill praised Sri Lanka's fight.

After the match, Gill said, "We fielded almost 150 overs, did everything we could. I don't think we could have done anything different." The decision to follow-on can only be made after the match is over, considering the weather. You take the best decision at that moment in time, given the circumstances. But some things didn't go our way. Still, it was a great match and I think Test cricket won today.'

Praising Sri Lanka's turnaround, Gill added, 'There are a lot of positives for us here, there is a lot to learn from the opposition as well. The way they have come back is really extraordinary. I don't think we could have done anything else. They bowled brilliantly in this match.'

The biggest obstacle to India's victory has been Sri Lanka's left-handed batsman Sonal Dinusha. He maintained his excellent form on the fifth and final day and scored his third century of the series. His unbeaten 133-run innings helped Sri Lanka draw the second Test against India.

India had a big lead in the first Test in Galle. As a result, India, who were leading the two-match series 1-0, had a chance of a whitewash. In Colombo too, India were looking to win after taking a big first innings lead of 213 runs.

But in the second innings, Dinusha stood as a wall in front of India again as Sri Lanka extended their lead to 216 runs. India was ultimately denied victory only by his remarkable innings of 133 not out.

Even though they did not win, Sri Lanka's fight reminded them that in Test cricket, matches are fought till the last ball.