Sri Lanka have never won a test in India and with Virat Kohli's men on a run of near-flawless home form the visitors are unlikely to break their duck in a three-match series starting in Kolkata on Thursday. In a bumper home season, which started in September 2016, India won 10 of 13 test matches, with their solitary defeat coming against Steve Smith's Australia. Even on home ground Sri Lanka have struggled against India, losing 9-0 across all three formats in July and August. Under Kohli, the world's top-ranked test side have won eight consecutive series dating back to 2015, and Sri Lanka look incapable of stopping them from winning a ninth to tie England and Australia for the record for most consecutive test series wins.

Sri Lanka's Lahiru Gamage (C) celebrates during the warm-up cricket match between Sri Lanka and India's Board President XI in Kolkata on November 12, 2017. Pic/ AFP