Team India captain Virat Kohli (left) and newly-appointed head coach Ravi Shastri have something to laugh about during the team’s nets session at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Pic/AFP

On a humid Tuesday afternoon, when India turned up at the Galle International Stadium for their pre-match practice session, there was far less hustle and bustle in the nets. While the support staff, 11 at last count, was out in full force, the players were comfortably outnumbered. This was because the practice session was for batsmen and all-rounders only, the bowlers putting their feet up ahead of three weeks of toil ahead.