India, Aug. 11 -- India will return to World Test Championship action after almost nine months when the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka gets underway in Galle on August 15. With the two-time runners-up currently fifth in the WTC table, the series carries significant importance, and Shubman Gill and his team are leaving little to chance in their preparations.

India wrapped up a three-day warm-up game over the weekend with a win, giving both batters and bowlers valuable match practice ahead of the series. A day later, the team management held an optional training session at the Nondescripts Cricket Club, with everyone turning up except frontline pacers Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Gurnoor Brar.

The most notable part of the ...