The 3-match Test series between the hosts Sri Lanka and India will kick off with the first Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The series will pave the way to stalwart Kumar Sangakkara’s farewell Test after an illustrious career that rendered a remarkable service for the game.

It wasn’t the most pleasing sight for skipper Sachin Tendulkar and his men as the evening of August 6th, 1997 (exactly 18 years to the day) saw them at the receiving end of a forgettable scoreline.