Sri Lanka elect to bowl; India include 3 pacers
November 16, 2017  13:07
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has won the toss and has no hesitation in electing to bowl.

"There is some moisture and a green covering on the pitch," says Chandimal about his decision.

Even India captain Virat Kohli reckoned he would have bowled first considering the green pitch and overhead conditions.

"The first two days will be challenging to bat," he says.

India have included an extra seam bowler in Bhuvneshwar Kumar to partner Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav.

Kohli says they are going in with five batsmen and two all-rounders in Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

KL Rahul, who hit fifties in his last seven Tests innings, is preferred as the opener ahead of Murali Vijay.
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