India, July 2 -- The dates for Team India's Test tour of Sri Lanka have been released, with the red-ball matches set to be part of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Galle and Colombo will host the two Tests in August, with the first Test set to begin on August 15, while the second will commence on August 23.

When did Team India last play a Test series in Sri Lanka?

India last played a Test series in Sri Lanka in 2017. The Virat Kohli-Test side went on to win the three-Test series 3-0, headlined by winning the second and third game in Colombo and Pallekele by an innings. Shikhar Dhawan emerged as the Player of The Series for aggregating 358 runs only in four innings, averaging 89.50. The win in 2017 proved to be India's se...