India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli & Co. aim for great start under coach Ravi Shastri

Team India, led by Virat Kohli, would hope to leave all the recent controversies behind under new coach Ravi Shastri, as they play Sri Lanka. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Jul 25, 2017 9:10 PM IST

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Team India, led by Virat Kohli, would hope to leave all the recent controversies behind under new coach Ravi Shastri, as they play Sri Lanka. (REUTERS)

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Rohit Sharma will play his first Test on Wednesday after October, 2016. (REUTERS)

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Abhinav Mukund will open for India in KL Rahul’s absence. (REUTERS)

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Virat Kohli’s first overseas Test series win as India captain came in Sri Lanka in 2015. He would want to keep the winning record in tact. (REUTERS)

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Ajinkya Rahane’s experience will be crucial to India’s chances. (REUTERS)

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Ravichandran Ashwin will lead the Indian spin attack, which also includes Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep yadav. (AP)

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India will play three Tests against Sri Lanka, staring on Wednesday. (Reuters)

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Sri Lanka captain Rangana Herath with chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya during a practice session. (AP)

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Sri Lanka are a team in transition and will hope to surprise India. (AFP)

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Sri Lanka beat India the last the two teams met at Galle in 2015. They would take inspiration from that win. (REUTERS)