India's Test series warm‑up match in Sri Lanka reduced to three days

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Sri Lanka Cricket announced that the warm‑up match preceding the two‑test series against India will be three days instead of the originally planned four, running from 7 August to 9 August at the NCC Ground in Colombo. The Indian team is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on 4 August.

The first test will be played from 15 to 19 August at Galle International Stadium, followed by the second test from 23 to 27 August at Colombo's SSC Stadium. The BCCI named a 15‑member squad led by captain Shubman Gill, with KL Rahul as vice‑captain and players such as Saransh Jain, Ravindra Jadeja, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has cleared all fitness tests at the BCCI Centre of Excellence and is expected to feature in both tests. Other squad members, including Harshit Rana, Nitesh Reddy, Washington Sundar and Akashdeep, remain unavailable due to injuries. No official reason was given for the reduction in the warm‑up match duration.

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[○ 1 SOURCE] India's cricket team will depart for Colombo on August 4. (d6323317-4690-4b83-b883-04fa4747e0b5)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The second Test of the series will be played on August 23 in Colombo. (d6323317-4690-4b83-b883-04fa4747e0b5)
[● 2 SOURCES] Jasprit Bumrah passed all fitness tests at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. (6b08db90-c855-48dd-ae26-eb99b4eb9c97)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Indian bowlers Harshit Rana and Nitesh Reddy are injured and will miss the Sri Lanka series. (cb88fbfd-29a1-4e3c-87ad-d81eec838009)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Washington Sundar is out due to muscle strain and Akashdeep has not recovered from back pain, missing the series. (cb88fbfd-29a1-4e3c-87ad-d81eec838009)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The first Test of the series will be played on August 15 in Galle. (d6323317-4690-4b83-b883-04fa4747e0b5)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The warm‑up match between India and Sri Lanka was reduced from four days to three days and scheduled for August 7‑9 at the NCC Ground in Colombo. (d6323317-4690-4b83-b883-04fa4747e0b5)
[● 2 SOURCES] Bumrah has been cleared to play both Tests against Sri Lanka. (6b08db90-c855-48dd-ae26-eb99b4eb9c97)