After leaving the Sri Lankans bamboozled with a six-wicket haul, which gave India the upper hand in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday, Ravichandran Ashwin revealed he rediscovered himself after critically analyzing his bowling.

"Some credit should go to Ravichandran Ashwin also," India's strike bowler said at the post-day press conference, adding, "Because I have taken stock of my own bowling, being a lot critical of myself, raised a lot of questions and got fruitful answers from both Bharat Arun (bowling coach) and Ravi Shastri (Team Director). That has actually enabled me to try and discover myself.

"I think nothing is a permanent feat in life as you start stagnating. I think you have to keep improving."

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