India vs Sri Lanka: Only 2nd time ever that a side has completed a 9-0 whitewash
India created some new records and memories during the visit to the island nation that will be cherished. It has been only the second instance ever that a team has dominated like this, clean sweeping a series 9-0 in all three formats combined. It is also the first time ever that an Indian cricket team has won all the matches across different formats in an overseas tour.
India’s tour of Sri Lanka may have been boring to someone due to its one-sidedness throughout but it also has helped India create some new records and memories that will be cherished. It has been only the second instance ever that a team has dominated like this, clean sweeping a series 9-0 in all three formats combined. The last time such whitewash happened, it was the turn of Australia to humiliate Pakistan 9-0 in the 2010 series down under.
9-0 is the biggest margin for a clean sweep in all 3 formats in a series/tour (Aus v Pak in 2010).
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) September 5, 2017
India can also do this tomorrow.#SLvIND
To add to that, it is also the first time ever that an Indian cricket team has won all the matches across different formats in an overseas tour. Well, its impressive and will definitely boost the confidence of the current bunch of players in Indian cricket team.
India's tour of Sri Lanka 2017
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 6, 2017
Won Test series 3-0
Won ODI series 5-0
Won T20I series 1-0#SLvIND
1st visiting side to a win 9-0 on tour!
This tour is also a step towards player rotation so that the best side is formed for the all important 2019 Cricket World Cup. There were some senior players including Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Ashwin, who had been given rest to try some of the other talent in the reserves. Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav did not disappoint the fans and now there seems to be a healthy competition in the team which is a step towards building a better side.