Galle July 26 (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match Test series here on Wednesday.
Playing the first game under new coach Ravi Shastri India decided to go with five bowlers. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is making his Test debut.
Sri Lanka meanwhile is led by stand-in-skipper Rangana Herath in place of Dinesh Chandimal who is down with pneumonia.
India: Virat Kohli (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan Cheteshwar Pujara Ajinkya Rahane Ravichandran Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja Wriddhiman Saha (WK) Umesh Yadav Hardik Pandya Mohammed Shami and Abhinav Mukund.
Sri Lanka: Rangana Herath (Captain) Upul Tharanga Dimuth Karunaratne Kusal Mendis Angelo Mathews Asela Gunaratne Niroshan Dickwella (WK) Danushka Gunathilaka Dilruwan Perera Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep.
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