Devdutt Padikkal was left with a "tattoo" on his back of his name and jersey number after fielding for hours everyday under testing weather conditions.

Former Indian cricket team batter Mohammad Kaif questioned Shubman Gill and Co over their failure to find Sonal Dinusha's weakness during the second Test match against Sri Lanka.

Indian cricket team star Dhruv Jurel took the bail flip to the next level as India failed to bowl Sri Lanka out on Day 5 of the second Test match in Colombo on Thursday.

India skipper Shubman Gill said the decision to impose follow-on against Sri Lanka in the second Test did not "backfire" as it was taken after considering the local weather and the team's interest.

Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha expressed immense satisfaction after his marathon batting efforts across the series, including hitting an unbeaten 133, helped the hosts secure a hard-fought draw in the second and final Test against India.

India skipper Shubman Gill reckoned "Test cricket won" after Sri Lanka produced a stirring rearguard action to help the hosts to a draw in the second match.

Centurion Sonal Dinusha's unbending will en route an epic unbeaten 133 helped Sri Lanka enact a great jail break, battling persistent Indian bowlers, a fifth-day track and the weariness of following-on to eke out a memorable draw.

Sri Lanka batter Sonal Dinusha became the third player from his country to score three centuries in a two-match Test series, achieving the milestone during the second Test against India in Colombo.

Sonal Dinusha is having a ball in the two-Test series against India with four fifty-plus scores

Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha joined legends Kumar Sangakkara and Andy Flower in elite lists as he smashed his fourth successive fifty-plus score against India at Colombo on Thursday.