India vs Sri Lanka: Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri & Co. land in SL; set for new start

Virat Kohli, India captain, is given a traditional welcome as he arrives with teammates at a hotel in Colombo. His first overseas Test series win as captain came in Sri Lanka. (AFP)

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Virat Kohli, India captain, is given a traditional welcome as he arrives with teammates at a hotel in Colombo. His first overseas Test series win as captain came in Sri Lanka. (AFP)

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Ravi Shastri will start a new innings as India head coach from the Sri Lanka tour. He was earlier the Team Director from 2014 to 2016. (AP)

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Shikar Dhawan (C) poses for a 'selfie' with fans. He was picked after Murali Vijay failed to recover from an injury. (AFP)

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Ishant Sharma was banned from one Test following an altercation with Sri Lankan players during India’s last away Test tour in Sri Lanka in 2015. (AP)

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Virat Kohli would hope that Anil Kumble ‘rift’ episode is forgotten after the Sri Lanka series. (AP)

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India’s pace line-up including Ishant and Bhuvneshwar Kumar would be crucial to the team’s chances. (AFP)

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Sri Lanka and India will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and one T20 in their first series involving all three formats of the game in eight years. (AFP)