Meanwhile, India have dropped Dinesh Karthik for his lapses behind the stumps and the poor form with the bat.
Parthiv Patel, the left hander who has the distinction of being Test cricket's youngest wicketkeeper at 17 years and 153 days, gets a
chance to show his worth.
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As far as the Lankans go, they are likely to make two or three changes.
The 25-year-old uncapped pace bowler Dammika Prasad, who troubled the Indian batsmen in the practice game against Lanka
Board XI, could be one of the options to replace Nuwan Kulasekara.
Kulasekara has been averaging between 114 and 125 kms in the matches against India.
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