Sri Lankan team along with their skipper Dinesh Chandimal has arrived for their six-week long tour to India, which is scheduled to commence with a three-match Test series, in Kolkata on November 16.

The Islanders are scheduled to play three Tests, as many ODIs and T20Is against Virat Kohli’s Team India. The 15-man squad will hit the nets from tomorrow ahead of their two-day practice game against Board President’s XI at the JU (2nd Campus ground), starting November 11.

Talking about the arrival, Sri Lanka’s local manager said, “They will take rest today and hit the nets tomorrow afternoon.”

The last time Sri Lanka played Tests in India was seven years back in 2009, a three-match series which they lost 0-2. Earlier this year, India beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in Tests followed by a clean sweep in ODIs and lone T20 International as well.

However, the Sri Lankans had put a better show against Pakistan winning away Test series in UAE 2-0. But in the ODI series that followed they were routed 0-5 by Pakistan.

Sri Lanka test squad: Dinesh Chandimal (c), Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lahiru Thirimanne (vice- captain), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Gamage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Dasun Shanaka and Roshen Silva.