Complete schedule of India-Sri Lanka Test series announced, when and where will the match be played?

India vs sri lanka : Indian cricket team’s tour of Zimbabwe has been successfully completed. The Indian team has won the series under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer by performing brilliantly. The team not only won the first match, but completely swept Zimbabwe to clinch the series. Now the Indian players will get a few days break after the Zimbabwe tour is over. After this break, Team India will leave for Sri Lanka tour.

The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka will be played from August 15

A series of 2 Test matches is going to be played between India and Sri Lanka, the schedule of which was announced in advance. The first match of this series will start from August 15. If this match lasts for full five days then it will be completed on August 19. This exciting first test match will be played at the historic Galle Stadium.

After the first match, the second and final Test match of the series will be held in Colombo from August 23 to 27. This tour of the Indian team will end with the completion of this test match. No One Day (ODI) or T20I International matches will be played during this particular tour.

The India-Sri Lanka Test series will be played under the ICC World Test Championship

The upcoming Test series between India and Sri Lanka is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), which adds to the importance of this series. India played a Test match against Afghanistan a few days ago, but it was not part of the WTC cycle. Hence, despite winning that match, Team India had no advantage in WTC points.

If the Indian team wins this series against Sri Lanka, there will be a big improvement in the points percentage (PCT) of the team in the points table of the World Test Championship. The Indian team is currently ranked 5th in the WTC points table and the Sri Lankan team is ranked 6th in the points table.

Shubman Gill takes the captaincy

Although the Indian squad for this series is yet to be officially announced, there is a strong possibility that Shubman Gill will once again be seen leading the Test team. In this tour, the Indian team may look completely changed with many new changes. The Indian team for the Sri Lanka tour will be announced on July 28 or 29. As this is an overseas tour, the Indian team will have to leave early to acclimatize to the conditions before the series begins, so that proper preparations can be made. Which players will get a place in the team will now be revealed in a matter of hours with the announcement of the squad.