Sai Sudharsan was also part of the A tour and scored hundreds in both games. If he fails to get the fitness clearance, Devdutt Padikkal could slot in at No. 3. In the fast-bowling department, apart from Bumrah, India have picked Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and uncapped Gurnoor Brar.
Manav Suthar, who had picked up seven wickets against Afghanistan on his Test debut, retained his place but with Jadeja returning, there was no room for Harsh Dubey.
The first Test begins on August 15 in Galle and the second on August 23 at the SSC in Colombo. Ahead of the series, the team will play a four-day practice match in Colombo, starting on August 7.
The series in Sri Lanka is India’s first in the World Test Championship cycle since the 2-0 home defeat to South Africa in November. Before that, they had drawn a five-Test series in England 2-2 and beaten West Indies 2-0 at home. India are fifth in the WTC standings, while Sri Lanka are sixth.
India squad for Sri Lanka Tests
Shubman Gill (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sai Sudharsan*, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain
*Subject to fitness clearance
