Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal today confirmed that their seniormost batsman Angelo Mathews will bat at the important number four position in the first Test against India beginning here tomorrow. "He gives us confidence as a batting unit. He will bat at number four. He has all the experience and at the top of the order and we will get maximum out of it," Chandimal said on the eve of the opening Test against India at the Eden Gardens. Mathews is yet to score a Test hundred since August 2015 and in that phase he has aggregated 917 runs in 32 innings at 28.65 with his overall average slipping to 44.93 from 52.06.

Sri Lanka cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal addresses the media at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, ahead of 1st cricket test match against India. Pic/PTI