Overview

• In a new Raj Shamani podcast interview, Sharma revisits the Colombo Test where Dhammika Prasad’s bouncers and an elbow from Dinesh Chandimal ignited tempers.
• He says Kohli told him Prasad had come “to beat you” and showed him the elbow clip, which Sharma says sent him back out “mad” to bowl.
• The ICC handed one-match bans to Sharma and Chandimal, while Prasad and Lahiru Thirimanne were fined 50% of their match fees.
• Suspension points from Sharma’s ban ruled him out of India’s first Test against South Africa in Mohali later in 2015.
• Sharma recalls taking three wickets with fierce celebrations, and Kohli later said he was very happy because the incident increased pressure on Sri Lanka.