India's Test tour of Sri Lanka schedule announced

Sri Lanka Cricket announced the schedule for India's Test tour of the island nation, as a two-match series beckons the two Asian sides in August. India will be travelling to Sri Lanka for two World Test Championship Tests as Galle and Colombo gear up to host the contests.

As per the announcement, India and Sri Lanka will open the series with the first Test from August 15 to 19 at the Galle International Stadium, while the Sinhalese Sports Club will be hosting the second clash in Colombo from August 23 to 27. Media reports had earlier revealed the dates for this tour, but the SLC has now confirmed



them.

This series will mark India's first Test assignment in the WTC this year after last playing a home series against South Africa late last year, which they lost 2-0. The Indian team defeated Afghanistan in a one-off Test in June, but that match wasn't part of the WTC cycle as the Afghanistan side is not in the nine WTC teams. Meanwhile, this series will also mark India's first Test tour since 2017, when they had blanked the hosts 2-0 under Virat Kohli. Most of the players from that tour have either retired or are not in consideration for selection, with Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and KL Rahul being the exceptions.