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Former Australian spinner Shane Warne took a 10-wicket haul for 10 times in red ball format.

Before the much-awaited Test season in Asia, New Zealand Cricket have roped in Rathour and Herath to guide them in the challenging conditions. Rathour, who was the batting coach of the Indian cricket team under Rahul Dravid, will be there with the team for the one-off Test against Afghanistan.

The three-test series promises a familiar sight, with Sri Lanka`s wily spinners to bowl tirelessly and often in tandem, preying on the technique and temperament of the touring batsmen on tracks where the fast bowlers will play cameos.

The 199-run win, which came with more than a day to spare, was due to Sri Lanka`s tireless spin trio of Herath, Akila Dananjaya and Dilruwan Perera who together claimed all 20 South African wickets.   

Sri Lanka trail the series 1-0 after the first rain-hit Test in Kolkata ended in a draw.

Jadeja is regarded as India's best fielder, and boasts a strong arm.

At Day 4 lunch, Lanka have taken a 91-run lead over India's first innings total of 172 runs with tailender Herath playing a defiant knock. He was unbeaten on 43 with Lanka 263/8.

Ravichandran Ashwin needs another eight wickets to become fifth Indian and 31st overall to reach the 300-wicket mark.

Sri Lankan cricket team is in India for a full series, comprising three Tests, three ODIs and another three T20I matches.

India recently beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in three-match Test series Sri Lanka. 

Earlier in the day, spinners Rangana Herath and Dilruwan Perera shared six wickets between them as Pakistan were dismissed for 262.

The narrow win in the first Test gives Sri Lanka a unique chance for a series win over Pakistan at their neutral venues of the UAE, where they have never lost a series in nine attempts.

The 39-year-old took 6-43 on the final day to fail Pakistan`s modest 136-run chase in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

As interesting as it may sound, Herath is the very same bowler who had scalped 22 wickets against this same team, back in 2014, which now stands as a world record for most wickets in a two-match Test series.

The veteran left-arm spinner took 6-43 -- 11-136 in the match -- to scupper Pakistan, set a modest 136-run target, for just 114 on a weary fifth day Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch.

Ergo, with a fifty-plus score and a fi-fer in the same Test, the No. 1 ranked Test all-rounder, stands second on the list with eight such doubles in the same Test. Leading the chart is England great Ian Botham (8) which he had achieved in 102 innings.  

India have won the first two Tests by comprehensive margins -- by 304 runs in Galle and an innings and 53 runs in Colombo. The island nation, which has been going through a transition phase for quite some time, has decided to roll-out a green top with an aim to salvage some pride from the inconsequential game.

With Sri Lanka already losing the series and a hectic Test season ahead, the team management decided on resting the veteran spinner.