Indian Tour of Sri Lanka Schedules and Squad Aug - Sep 2015

Legspinner Amit Mishra has been recalled to India's Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in August. Mishra, 32, last played a Test in 2011 and he took legspinner Karn Sharma's place in the team that had travelled to Bangladesh in June. It was the only change to India's 15-man squad.

Karn and fast bowler Mohammed Shami were not considered because of fitness problems. Karn had been ruled out of India's tour of Zimbabwe in July with a fractured finger, and Shami is presently recovering from knee surgery.

Opener KL Rahul had missed the Test in Bangladesh because of dengue fever and his replacement Shikhar Dhawan made a hundred in that game, leaving India with three openers - M Vijay being the third - to choose from in Sri Lanka.

The selectors have not picked a reserve wicketkeeper in the squad as back up for Wriddhiman Saha. "We have a standby wicketkeeper we have nominated," Patil said. "Secretary and selectors, we are aware who is the wicketkeeper nominated if there is injury on the SL tour.

"Does he have the technique or not, time will tell," Patil said of Saha batting at No. 6. "We have backed him looking at his performance in domestic cricket. The kind of experience he carries. You immediately cannot replace someone like Dhoni and come in and deliver the results. But we certainly feel that Wriddhiman is the right option and looking at his ability in batting as well, he should strike a good balance."

Indian Squad for Srilanka Tour:

Virat Kohli (capt), Varun Aaron, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Rohit Sharma, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul

Schedule of India Tour of Srilanka Aug-Sep 2015 Test Series:-

August 2015
12 Wed 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test - day 1

13 Thu 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test - day 2

14 Fri 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test - day 3

15 Sat 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test - day 4

16 Sun 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 1st Test - day 5

20 Thu 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test - day 1

21 Fri 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test - day 2

22 Sat 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test - day 3

23 Sun 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test - day 4

24 Mon 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 2nd Test - day 5

28 Fri 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test - day 1

29 Sat 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test - day 2

30 Sun 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test - day 3

31 Mon 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test - day 4


September 2015
1 Tue 2015
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test - day 5



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