India, in the ODI series against Sri Lanka, captain Rohit Sharma claimed, lacked intelligence when batting against spin.

Rohit voiced his concerns about batters’ lack of dominance against spin and their insufficient use of sweep strokes on a challenging surface.

The hosts prevailed resoundingly, winning the series 2-0. This is the first time Sri Lanka has triumphed over India in an ODI series in the last 27 years.

Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando were commended by Rohit for their superb field manipulation, which included playing sweeps, paddle sweeps, and reverse sweeps. Mendis's 59 and Fernando's 96 set the groundwork for the home team. They also had an 82-run partnership for the second wicket. Sri Lanka won the series 2-0 as a result of their performance.

"They were consistent with sweeps, taking their chances. There weren't a lot of runs scored down the ground. They didn't use the feet as much as we expected. It was about using sweeps and piercing that deep square leg and midwicket field. That is something we failed to do as a batting unit. We didn't play enough sweeps, reverse sweeps, or paddle sweeps, and used our feet too much. That was the difference,” Rohit said after the match.

"If you look at Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando today [who put on an 82-run stand], they got a lot of runs square of the wicket. They were using the turn, and sweeping, making the fielder move left and right. They were smart with how they batted and we were not,” Rohit added.