Indian captain Shubman Gill has won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, which is hosting its 50th Test match.
As India celebrate their 80th Independence Day, the visitors are also playing their 600th Test match, becoming only the third team in history to reach the milestone. India have opted for five bowlers, with two pacers and three left-arm spinners in their XI.
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Sri Lanka have handed a Test debut to 25-year-old off-spinner Keshara Nuwantha, who becomes the 172nd player to represent the country in Test cricket. The hosts have also gone with two pacers, two specialist spinners and two all-rounders, with Lahiru Kumara returning to the XI alongside Asitha Fernando.
Galle is hosting the opening Test of the series and has become the first venue in Asia to stage 50 Test matches.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando
