Sarfaraz Khan is likely to replace Dhruv Jurel, who is dealing with a lean patch. Jurel scored his maiden Test century against the West Indies last year, but since then, he has managed to score just 98 runs at an average of 16.33 in seven innings. Additionally, he scored only 1 and 17 across the two innings in the three-day warm-up game.

A dip in Jurel's form must be on the selectors' minds, especially at a time when Sarfaraz, who usually batted at number six in the past, has made a return to the squad.

The string of failures for Team India and the subsequent exit of a bunch of support staff -- two assistant coaches and a fielding coach -- have made the need for rejuvenation for head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team immediate. This is not to say that Gambhir will be ousted immediately even if victory eludes the team in the island nations, but the corridors of power will certainly be abuzz some talk about the way forward in the red ball format.

The weather forecast has claimed that it will be cloudy and breezy with high chances of rain today. Temperatures have been predicted to remain between 30-31 degree Celsius with Accuweather forecast predicting 90 per cent chance of precipitation and 92 per cent cloud cover.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

A gruelling trial by spin awaits Indian batters in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka beginning here today with head coach Gautam Gambhir's standing as the country's red-ball in-charge relying heavily on its outcome.

Under Gambhir, India have been a near-infallible white-ball unit as revealed by their rampaging title-winning runs in the Champions Trophy, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

But Test cricket paints a grim picture. Home whitewashes against New Zealand and South Africa have put a hole in India's World Test Championship ambitions.

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Auqib Nabi, Dhruv Jurel, Gurnoor Brar, Saransh Jain.

Sri Lanka Squad: Nishan Madushka, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Sonal Dinusha, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Keshara Nuwantha.

With their appearance in the game today, India will reach the milestone of 600 Test matches. They will become the third side to achieve the mark. England lead the table with 1,097 games, while Australia follow them with 883.

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