Colombo : The Indian cricket squad had its first practice session on Friday, ahead of the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, which begins on July 13. India, who have selected a reserve squad for the series because the Test team is currently in the United Kingdom, landed in Sri Lanka on Monday and were confined in their rooms for three days. Senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan is in charge of the team and coached by NCA head Rahul Dravid.
The series is India’s last before the T20 World Cup in October-November. The squad has as many as six uncapped players — Chetan Sakariya, K. Gowtham, Nitish Rana, Devdutt Padikkal, Varun Chakaravarthy and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
It is also an important assignment for the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav who are looking to secure their place in the World Cup squad.
India plays three ODIs and as many T20Is.
