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India announce squad for Sri Lanka Tests

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been included to India's 15-man Test squad for the three-match series against Sri Lanka next month.

 Mishra, 32, who has not played a Test match since 2011 against England. He will replace Karn Sharma in the team that had travelled to Bangladesh last month.

The duo - Karn Sharma and Mohammed Shami were not considered for the series, which gets underway on Aug 12.

Colombo's Oval will host the second Test on August 20, while Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, hosts the third and final Test on August 28. 
Squad: 

 Virat Kohli (capt), Varun Aaron, R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Rohit Sharma, M Vijay, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul
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