Colombo, Aug. 23 -- India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal should not have gone "that close" to Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando during their heated on-field exchange on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club.

The incident occurred in the 17th over after Fernando, having conceded three boundaries to Jaiswal, dismissed the Indian opener on the final delivery. The two players then exchanged words and came face-to-face, with some body contact, before Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva stepped in to calm the situation.

Speaking at the post-day press conference, Sitanshu Kotak said the exchange likely stemmed from a comment by the bowler in the heat of the mo...