Having taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match cricket Test series against England,
India will rest some of their key players when they take on Sri Lanka 'A'
in a three-day practice match here tomorrow. 
The Indians are likely to go into the match without big guns
like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan apart
from promising left-arm seamer R P Singh so that they get enough rest before
the third Test gets underway at the Oval from August 9.
The match will assume importance for players like Yuvraj
Singh, Ishant Sharma, Ranadeb Bose, Gautam Gambhir, Ramesh
Powar who have not played a single game in the series. They will be keen to
grab the opportunity and prove their worth keeping the one-day series in mind.
The morale-boosting seven-wicket win in Nottingham has put
India on course for a rare overseas series win and the team management will
be eager to ensure that most of the players get some useful practice before
moving to London for the final Test.
The form and also the on-field behaviour of S Sreesanth has
been a worrying factor for the team and the young Kerala paceman will be looking
to rediscover his rhythm in the match.
Bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad has already started working with him
and the talented bowler needs to focus on his bowling instead of going overboard
with his antics.
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