Colombo, Aug. 4 -- Team India has arrived in Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming Test series, marking the beginning of preparations for the much-anticipated contest between the two cricketing nations.

Ahead of the Test series, India will play a four-day practice match in Colombo, beginning August 7.

The two-match Test series will get underway with the opening game at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from August 15 to 19, before the teams move to Colombo for the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club from August 23 to 27.

India's ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the series as he has not fully recovered from the left knee injury he sustained during the ODI series against England.

The Men's Selection Committee has inc...