Amit Mishra, the veteran legspinner, has been recalled to the India Test squad for the first time in four years in one noticeable change to the side from the recent one-off match in Bangladesh. He has replaced fellow legspinner Karn Sharma from that squad - Sandeep Patil, the chief selector, confirmed that Karn was not fully fit yet - and the other addition to the 15-man was that of batsman KL Rahul, who returned after missing the Bangladesh tour with illness.
Mishra, 32, last played a Test in 2011 during the tour of England. He is currently playing for India A against Australia A in an unofficial Test in Chennai, from which Karnataka's Rahul was selected as the third opener for the Sri Lanka tour
Along with Sharma, Patil said that fast bowler Mohammed Shami was not selected as he too had not fully recovered from his fitness problems. The rest of the squad is the same.
India will play three Tests in Sri Lanka, in Galle (August 12-16), the P Sara Oval (August 20-24) and at the SSC (August 28-September 1).
India Test squad: Virat Kohli (capt), Varun Aaron, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Rohit Sharma, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul
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