India will acquire Sri Lanka in the Penultimate Test of three-match series here on a green track on the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha. Virat Kohli-control side had drawn the first test after putting a form dangerous show at the Eden Gardens.
India will play without shikar Dhawan open of Indian cricket team in the gang.Rather, Indias most technically appointed opener Murali Vijay will partner KL Rahul for the opening pair.
India will choice with Hardik Pandya for seam bowling, absent from the squad Virat Kohli could go for young Tamil Nadu back-up all-rounder Vijay Shankar.
Another hand, with Sri Lanka managing to escape with a draw in the Kolkata Test, there are chances that pacer Lahiru Gamage will lose his place in the playing XI after he proved expensive at the Eden Gardens track where he conceded 156 runs in two innings with only a wicket. India: Virat Kohli (Captain), Lokesh Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh, Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav and Rohit Sharma. Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (Captain), Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella (WK), Dhananjaya de Silva, Suranga Lakmal, Dasun Shanaka, Viswa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage, Lakshan Sandakan, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dilruwan Perera and Roshen Silva.