India vs Sri Lanka 2017: India's predicted XI to take on Sri Lanka in first Test

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After achieving success in the two limited-overs series against New Zealand, the Indian cricket team are set to host Sri Lanka for a three-match Test series which begins on November 16 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Having missed out on all the action in the limited-overs series, the Test specialists namely Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Murali Vijay, and Wriddhiman Saha are set to make a comeback to the side.

In this article, we take a look at India's predicted playing XI for the first Test against the Lankans.

Openers

Murali Vijay

The 33-year-old has not played a single international game since the conclusion of the Test series against Australia earlier this year. Itching to get back into action, Vijay has been a part of Tamil Nadu's Ranji Trophy squad in preparation for the Test series.

After failing to make an impact in the first two matches, he finally found his feet against Odisha in the ongoing fourth round of action, with a century to his name.

KL Rahul

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His Test form has never been in doubt and he is currently on a hot streak, scoring a half-century in his previous six Test innings, two of those against Sri Lanka itself.

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