Virat elects to bat with an aim on first-ever overseas whitewash

New Delhi: With an aim on first ever overseas whitewash, India skipper Virat Kohli having won the toss for third time in a row, decided to bat first against Sri Lanka in the third and final Test match at Pallekele on Saturday.

India have only one change to their squad with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja facing one-match suspension, he makes way for chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav.

On the other hand the hosts have three changes, with Rangana Herath and Nuwna Pradeep ruled of the series due to injuries and Dhanjay Da Silva faces the axe, they will be replaced by Lahiru Kumar, Vishwa Fernando and Sandakan in the starting XI

India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, K L Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Umesh Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (c), Upul Tharanga, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Malinda Pushpakumara.