New Delhi: Currently leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series, India will want to end the series on a high when they take on Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The second test will start today at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

For a team that’s undergoing transition, India made a massive statement of intent under the new Test captainship of Rohit Sharma with a dominating win by an innings and 222 runs in the first Test in Mohali. It consolidated India’s fifth position in the World Test Championship standings but they will be looking to move further up with a win in Bengaluru.

Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the show with 175* in the first innings, which was followed by nine wickets in the next two innings. The all-round brilliance helped the southpaw scale to the top of the ICC Test Rankings for all-rounders.

India have made one change to the squad with Axar Patel replacing Kuldeep Yadav.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will be looking to bounce back after a crushing defeat in the first Test. The bowlers looked hapless when asked to bowl first and the batters too looked off-colour, with only two half-centuries in the whole match.

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New Delhi: It is start of a fresh era of Test cricket beckons for India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma as former skipper Virat Kohli plays his 100th Test match.

It’s a fresh start for India in Tests – not just with Rohit Sharma taking over the reins of captaincy but also with several fresh faces taking over the mantle from the experienced ones. India have had to take the tough decision to drop stalwarts such as Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha as they look at the youngsters to usher in a new era of Test cricket.

Shreyas Iyer has already given a glimpse of what he is capable of in the longer form, with a century and fifty on Test debut against New Zealand.

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