Having earned the psychological edge by blowing the Sri Lankan batting unit during the final session of the drawn first Test in Kolkata, the hosts will once again play on a green track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha.
After dominating the first four days of the match, Sri Lanka were reeling on 75/7 in their second innings when bad light forced the umpires to bring the curtains down on the contest.
Welcoming Bolt's appointment ahead of the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane, Australian batsman Peter Handscomb informed that the Jamaican sprinter has been giving his side few pointers on how to get a little bit faster.
Bhuvneshwar will take no further part in the Test series, whereas, Shikhar Dhawan will be available for selection in the third Test in Delhi.
Kohli's hunger for runs and his ability to convert half-centuries into hundreds was on full view as he bounced back from his first innings duck to score an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of Kolkata Test vs Sri Lanka.
Pothas also added that the side which is in transition after the departure of two legends - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara - are up for the challenges in the future.
The Uttar Pradesh-born fast bowler brought India tantalisingly close to victory with dream figures of 11-8-8-4 in Sri Lanka's second innings.
India turned around the Kolkata Test in the final two sessions with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar hitting top gear en route to superb bowling figures of 4/8 to reduce Sri Lanka to 75/7 in pursuit of 231 before bad light stopped play at 26.3 overs.
Kohli scored an unbeaten 104 as India declared their second innings at 352 for eight, which left Sri Lanka with an improbable 231 to chase in little over a session in the opening Test at Kolkata.
The 231-run target was out of reach for Sri Lanka as the Indian bowlers went full throttle raising visions of a victory, reducing them to 75 for 7 before umpires called off play due to deteriorating light.
In the list of most centuries as a skipper, the Indian captain now has equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 11 hundreds.
Taking advantage of the improved conditions, Dhawan and Rahul raised a near-flawless 166-run partnership which put India ahead by 49 runs at the end of the fourth day's play in Kolkata Test.
The incident happened in the last ball of 57th over with Perera yet to open his account when he was struck on the backfoot by an in-dipper bowled by Mohammed Shami.
1st Test, Day 4: Shikhar Dhawan (94) and KL Rahul (73*) knitted a crucial 166-run stand for the first wicket put India in control in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
While bowling his 14th over on day 3, Shami pulled the hamstring muscle on his right leg and immediately asked for his cap from the umpire and left the field.
Former skipper Mathews (52) and Lahiru Thirimanne (51) struck half-centuries to take Sri Lanka to 165 for four on day three, after bowling out India for a meagre 172 in the opening Test.
Pujara also feels that the hosts are still very much in the game and it would take a couple of wickets on the fourth day to run through the opposition.
Thirimanne (51) and Mathews (52) struck half-centuries after SL bowled out India for a meagre 172 as the visitors closed in on a first-innings lead against India.
Kettleborough was replaced by West Indies' Joel Wilson, who accompanied Nigel Long to start the day's proceedings as India resumed on 74/5 at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
The current Indian team is considered a supremely confident fielding side and coach Sridhar gave credit to players' for putting in a lot of hard work.
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