Captain Tim Southee backed Rachin Ravindra to find a lot of success in Test cricket. The 24-year-old all-rounder played the lone warrior's role for Sri Lanka in their defeat in Galle on Monday.

New Zealand cricket team captain, Tim Southee, has expressed his admiration for all-rounder Rachin Ravindra's performance in the recent Test match against Sri Lanka. The young cricketer demonstrated exceptional skills during the first Test in Galle,

Sri Lanka didn’t need long on the final morning in Galle to wrap things up, taking just 15 minutes to grab the final two New Zealand wickets and secure a 63-run win in the first Test. The result means Sri Lanka go 1-0 up in the two-match series,

New Zealand’s opening batter Rachin is well versed in the subcontinent conditions because of his regular training in Anantapur, a small town in Andhra Pradesh.

Rookie left-hander Rachin Ravindra’s unbeaten 91 gave New Zealand a slender chance for victory against Sri Lanka, with the tourists needing another 68 runs with two wickets in hand after Day Four of the first Test here on Sunday.

Sri Lanka is close to winning the Galle Test against New Zealand despite Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91. Chasing a target of 275, New Zealand finished day four at 207-8 due to Sri Lankan spinners' efforts.

Chasing 275 for victory, New Zealand got off to a shaky start and kept losing wickets particularly to Sri Lankan spinners Prabath Jayasuriya (3-66) and Romesh Mendis (3-83), who tormented them on a day four track.

Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91 gave New Zealand a slender chance for victory against Sri Lanka, with the tourists needing another 68 runs with two wickets in hand after day four of the first Test.