India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the two-match series here on Friday.
It’s Virat Kohli’s 100th Test, while Rohit will start his journey as Test captain with this match.Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer replaced Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane in the playing XI for India, who went with three spinners and two seamers.Sri Lanka, on the other hand, opted for three seamers and two spinners.
Virat Kohli became the 12th Indian and 71st cricketer to achieve the landmark of playing 100 Tests. The mercurial batter took the field for the first time since relinquishing the Test leadership after India’s series defeat in South Africa. He has so far got 7962 runs in 99 matches at an average of 50.39, including seven double centuries, and Kohli will be looking for his elusive 71st international century on the special occasion. Rohit will also have one eye on replicating his captaincy success in the longest format too.
Teams:India: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lahiru Kumara.
