Galle, Aug. 19 -- After a magnificent maiden Test ton against Sri Lanka at Galle in winning cause, Indian batter Devdutt Padikkal said that the wicket was "slowish" and helped the left-handed batters to deal with left-arm spinners better and the wicket started turning more after the third day.

In absence of an injured Sai Sudharsan, Padikkal played a statement knock, taking a massive leap towards sealing his spot in Test team at number three, scoring 167 and 44 in the Test. His maiden Test ton gave Team India a massive cushion of runs from which ultimately proved to be the difference all along, especially with fighting efforts from Niroshan Dickwella, Sonal Dinusha and Dhanajaya de Silva.

Speaking after the match in the post-match prese...