Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and decided to bat first during the second Test in Nagpur on Friday.
Sri Lankan team is unchanged. India makes three changes to its team by bringing in Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and M. Vijay in place of Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shikhar Dhawan.
The fascinating part on the eve of a Test match is the prediction about the composition of the team, the appearance and likely behaviour of the pitch, the changing climatic conditions during the course of five days and the surprises in store.
The opening Test of the three-match was a case in point that offered plenty to mull over as it throbbed with life and excitement once the visitors’ new ball operator Suranga Lakmal exploited the conditions at the Eden Gardens and manipulated the seam expertly to rock the Indian boat on a fresh pitch.
The Hindu
