India vs Sri Lanka 2017: India's predicted XI to take on Sri Lanka in first Test

Ajinkya Rahane

The vice-captain of the side would have been hard done with the fact that he didn't get to play a single limited overs match against either Australia or New Zealand.

He will be itching to get back into action and find his run-scoring form once again. He had a decent outing against Sri Lanka last time around, with one half-century and one century to his name.

Wriddhiman Saha

After a long while, it is time for MS Dhoni to take a break and Wriddhiman Saha to take over the wicket-keeping duties once again.

Saha has honed his skills behind the wickets over the past year or so and has become one of the best keepers in the world.

He has shown a lot of improvement in his batting as well, having scored a century and half-century in his previous five Test innings.