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Hashan Tillakaratne has joined the Sri Lanka team as temporary batting coach, and will be with the side until at least the end of the Test series against India

The BCCI's medical team has advised him some rest 'as a precautionary measure'

Batting allrounder Dhananjaya de Silva, uncapped left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara, and seamer Nuwan Pradeep returned to Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test against India, in Galle

Virat Kohli was the only batsmen to make fifty plus, while Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Wriddhiman Saha all crossed 30 before retiring out

The India opener hit a fifty in his first competitive fixture in four months, but doubts persist after a serious shoulder injury

Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav scythed through Sri Lanka Board President's batting to bowl them out for 187, before India finished the first warm-up day at 135 for 3

The former fast bowler will guide Sri Lanka's pace attack for the series against India

The 27-year old has been diagnosed with pneumonia; Rangana Herath likely to lead

India's win over Sri Lanka in 2015 set the template for the team's success since then, said Virat Kohli

After the protracted saga preceding his own appointment as the new India coach, Ravi Shastri is eager for the focus to shift to his players and their cricket

An injury in the right wrist has ruled M Vijay out of the upcoming Sri Lanka Tests

Allrounder Hardik Pandya has been selected for the three-Test series in Sri Lanka, which begins on July 26 in Galle

The team is set to depart for Sri Lanka to play three Tests, five ODIs and a T20I