{"id":18,"date":"2026-08-29T09:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creatorbridge.site\/?p=18"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:24:03","slug":"india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creatorbridge.site\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"India Labelled &#8216;Complacent&#8217; After Sri Lanka Rescue Famous Draw: &#8220;Thought They Would Get Out&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India Labelled &#8216;Complacent&#8217; After Sri Lanka Rescue Famous Draw: &#8220;Thought They Would Get Out&#8221;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sonal Dinusha&#8217;s second century of the match and gutsy contributions from Keshara Nuwantha and Lahiru Kumara ensured Sri Lanka batted through the entire day as the two captains shook hands on a draw.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/authors\/509-desk\">NDTV Sports Desk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated: August 29, 2026 12:30 pm IST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Time:&nbsp;2 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=India%20Labelled%20%27Complacent%27%20After%20Sri%20Lanka%20Rescue%20Famous%20Draw:%20%22Thought%20They%20Would%20Get%20Out%22&amp;body=Sonal%20Dinusha%27s%20second%20century%20of%20the%20match%20and%20gutsy%20contributions%20from%20Keshara%20Nuwantha%20and%20Lahiru%20Kumara%20ensured%20Sri%20Lanka%20batted%20through%20the%20entire%20day%20as%20the%20two%20captains%20shook%20hands%20on%20a%20draw.%0A%0A%C2%A0%C2%A0https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out-11970716\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=India%20Labelled%20%27Complacent%27%20After%20Sri%20Lanka%20Rescue%20Famous%20Draw:%20%22Thought%20They%20Would%20Get%20Out%22&amp;body=Sonal%20Dinusha%27s%20second%20century%20of%20the%20match%20and%20gutsy%20contributions%20from%20Keshara%20Nuwantha%20and%20Lahiru%20Kumara%20ensured%20Sri%20Lanka%20batted%20through%20the%20entire%20day%20as%20the%20two%20captains%20shook%20hands%20on%20a%20draw.%0A%0A%C2%A0%C2%A0https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out-11970716\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2026-08\/evc2qn78_team-india-afp_625x300_28_August_26.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1600,height=900\" alt=\"\" title=\"India Labelled 'Complacent' After Sri Lanka Rescue Famous Draw: &quot;Thought They Would Get Out&quot;\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India needed just four wickets on the final day, with Sri Lanka ahead by 16 runs after following on.\u00a9 AFP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick Read<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ex-India batter Wasim Jaffer criticized Shubman Gill&#8217;s side for complacency in the Colombo Test draw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A defensive field and low energy levels were noted in the Indian team by Jaffer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;They thought they would get out, rather than having attitude that we&#8217;ll have to dismiss them,&#8221; said Jaffer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/convergence\/ndtv\/new\/feedback.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/cricket\/india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out-11970716?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/cricket\/india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out-11970716?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\">Switch To Beeps Mode<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/beeps\/cricket\/india-labelled-complacent-after-sri-lanka-rescue-famous-draw-thought-they-would-get-out-11970716?pfrom=quick_read_beeps\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former India batter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/players\/241-wasim-jaffer-playerprofile\">Wasim Jaffer<\/a>&nbsp;has slammed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/cricket\/players\/108578-shubman-gill-playerprofile\">Shubman Gill<\/a>-led side for being complacent after Sri Lanka rescued a famous draw in the second Test in Colombo on Thursday. 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