India vs Sri Lanka XI Warm-up Test Match: The Indian team will bowl first in the warm-up Test. KL Rahul will captain Team India in this match.
KL Rahul became the captain.
Sri Lanka XI won the toss and elected to bat first in the warm-up Test match. India will bowl first in this match being played in Colombo. Shubman Gill will not play on the first day of this warm-up match, so KL Rahul will captain the team. Aaqib Nabi and Saransh Jain were selected for the Sri Lanka series for the first time. Both bowlers are also expected to bowl.
KL Rahul will captain the team on the first day of the warm-up match. Regular captain Shubman Gill was injured during practice on Thursday. He injured his right finger. Therefore, as a precaution, he decided not to play on the first day. It should be noted that KL Rahul is also the vice-captain of the Test team.
Team India to bowl first.
Team India will bowl first in the warm-up match. Despite this being a warm-up match, Aaqib Nabi and Saransh Jain could be seen bowling in the Team India jersey for the first time. Gurnur Brar, who has yet to make his Test debut for Team India, could also be wearing the white jersey for the first time.
How is the playing eleven?
The playing eleven is not announced for warm-up or practice matches. In such matches, teams have the opportunity to give every player in their squad a chance to play. The Indian squad consists of 15 players, of which 14 can take the field on the first day. The 15th player is Shubman Gill, who will not play on the first day due to injury.
India's squad: Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Saransh Jain, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Aqib Nabi, Gurnur Brar
Sri Lanka squad: Nishan Madushka, Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Pawan Rathnayake, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Sonal Dinusha (captain), Anjala Bandara (wicketkeeper), Nipuna Dananjaya, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Asanka Manoj, Isitha Wijesundara, Ramesh Mendis, Dilum Sudira, Kevihara Nuwantha, Rasantha Rasantha
