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Indian coach Gary Kirsten is disappointed with the way his batsmen got out on the third day of the first test. At the end of the day, India was trembling after losing 6 wickets on 159 runs in their first innings. 242 runs are still needed for the visiting side to avoid the seemingly follow-on. Kirsten thinks four of the six wickets fell today was due to poor shot selection of the batsmen.

Cricinfo reported:

"If you look at the six wickets to fall, certainly four of them were not the greatest of shots," he said. "In hindsight, which is the perfect science, the guys will probably say they shouldn't have played particular shots. That's how we have to look at it."

Mr. Kirsten is also unhappy with his bowlers who failed to keep the pressure on Sri Lankan batsmen, even though chances came on their way. He also thinks that his players have to work very hard to save this test and admits his team did not play well in the first three days of the match.