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Team India Predicted 11 vs Sri Lanka in 2nd Test: Kuldeep Yadav OUT, Saransh Jain IN, Sarfaraz Khan will...

In these collection of pictures, we find out all about possible playing 11 of Team India for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka starting at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground in Colombo on Sunday.

By Devadyuti Das | Updated: August 21, 2026 5:39 AM IST

Team India Predicted 11 vs Sri Lanka in 2nd Test: Kuldeep Yadav OUT, Saransh Jain IN, Sarfaraz Khan will...

In these collection of pictures, we find out all about possible playing 11 of Team India for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka starting at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) ground in Colombo on Sunday.

1. KL Rahul

1. KL Rahul: Indian vice-captain looked in fine touch with scores of 82 and 37 in the two innings at Galle vs Sri Lanka in the first Test.

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2. Yashasvi Jaiswal

2. Yashasvi Jaiswal: The other Indian opener has been struggling for form with only 1 fifty in his last 8 Test innings. Jaiswal only scored 32 and 0 at Galle.

3. Devdutt Padikkal

3. Devdutt Padikkal: India no. 3 won the 'Player of the Match' award with 211 runs in Galle, including 167 in the first innings.

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4. Shubman Gill (Captain)

4. Shubman Gill (Captain): Indian skipper will look to get his run-scoring form back at Colombo after scores of 16 and 8 at Galle.

5. Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper)

5. Rishabh Pant: Indian wicketkeeper became 1st from the country to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. His second innings 66 was a crucial knock under pressure again.

6. Dhruv Jurel

6. Dhruv Jurel: He is likely to retain his spot ahead of Sarfaraz Khan in the middle order after scoring an impressive 51 in 68 balls in the first innings.

7. Ravindra Jadeja

7. Ravindra Jadeja: Indian all-rounder claimed three wickets in the first innings at Galle and completed 350 wickets in Test cricket as well.

8. Manav Suthar

8. Manav Suthar: Indian left-arm spinner claimed his maiden 10-wicket match haul at Galle, including six wickets in the second innings.

Kuldeep Yadav could be dropped for 2nd Test at Colombo

Kuldeep Yadav could be dropped for 2nd Test at Colombo after claiming only 1 wicket in 25 overs at Galle.

9. Saransh Jain

9. Saransh Jain: The Madhya Pradesh all-rounder picked in place of injured Washington Sundar can make his Test debut at Colombo if conditions are conducive to spin bowling.

10. Mohammed Siraj

10. Mohammed Siraj: Team India pacer claimed early wickets in both the innings and is close to claiming 50 wickets in WTC 2025-27 cycle.

11. Prasidh Krishna

11. Prasidh Krishna: The Karnataka pacer provided crucial breakthroughs in Galle while claiming three wickets in the 1st Test.