India's Warm-Up Match in Sri Lanka Reduced to Three Days Ahead of Test Series
India's cricket team will play a three-day warm-up match against a local Sri Lankan XI in Colombo from August 7 to 9, ahead of a two-match Test series starting August 15 in Sri Lanka. Originally scheduled as a four-day game, the warm-up fixture was shortened by one day, with no official reason provided. The Test series will be held at Galle and Colombo, with India aiming to improve their standing in the World Test Championship. Key players like Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are included in the squad, pending fitness.
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news18 broke this story on 1 Aug, 01:15 pm. Other outlets followed.
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