India ready for Herath threat

Galle – Indian batsmen have done their homework and will not allow Sri Lanka’s Rangana Herath to wreck them again, captain Virat Kohli said on the eve of the first Test between the neighbours.

The burly left-arm spinner claimed seven wickets in the fourth innings to derail India’s 176-run chase in the last test they played at Galle in 2015.

India went on to win the next two matches to clinch the series 2-1 and Kohli said his team have learnt their lesson from that series.

“He’s a quality bowler. Last time he really dented us in that small chase,” Kohli said of Herath, who will lead Sri Lanka in the series opener in absence of ailing regular skipper Dinesh Chandimal.

India will be without regular opener Lokesh Rahul, who is down with high fever. – AFP