New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- India's pace attack will have a depleted look when they take on Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series, with the first Test starting on 15 August. Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah will miss the series due to an injury, and so will Harshit Rana.

Mohammed Shami, who has endured injury and fitness concerns, hasn't played a Test since June 2023, when India faced Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

In Bumrah's absence, the onus will be on Mohammed Siraj, who is the experienced pacer among the rest of the pacers with 140 wickets from 46 Tests. Apart from Siraj, there is Prasidh Krishna, who has only played seven matches.

Then there's the duo of Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi, both of whom are yet to make their ...