Cricket-India v Sri Lanka test series
MUMBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Factbox on the three-test series between India and Sri Lanka, which starts in Kolkata on Thursday:
FIXTURES (all start at 0400 GMT):
1st test - Nov. 16-20, Kolkata
2nd test - Nov. 24-28, Nagpur
3rd test - Dec. 2-6, Delhi
INDIA
Test ranking: 1
Captain: Virat Kohli
Coach: Ravi Shastri
Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma
Recent form:
Beat Sri Lanka 3-0 in three-match away series
Beat Australia 2-1 in four-match home series
Beat Bangladesh in one-off home test
Beat England 4-0 in five-match home series
Beat New Zealand 3-0 in three-match home series
Sri Lanka
Test ranking: 6
Coach: Nic Pothas
Captain: Dinesh Chandimal
Squad: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Dilruwan Perera, Lahiru Gamage, Lakshan Sandakan, Vishwa Fernando, Dasun Shanaka, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Roshen Silva
Recent form:
Beat Pakistan 2-0 in two-match away series
Lost to India 3-0 in three-match home series
Beat Zimbabwe in one-off home test
Drew with Bangladesh 1-1 in two-test home series
Lost to South Africa 3-0 in three-match away series
HEAD TO HEAD:
Total: 41
India wins: 19
Sri Lanka: 7
Draws: 15
IN INDIA:
Total matches: 17
India wins: 10
Draws: 7
Last six tests:
Pallekele, Aug, 2017 - India won by an innings and 171 runs
Colombo, Aug, 2017 - India won by an innings and 53 runs
Galle, July 2017 - India won by 304 runs
Colombo, Aug, 2015 - India won by 117 runs
Colombo, Aug, 2015 - India won by 278 runs
Galle, Aug, 2015 - Sri Lanka won by 63 runs (Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Peter Rutherford)
