Clearly, the Indians are salivating at the thought of a golden chance to 'whitewash' Sri Lanka on its home soil by winning the third Test which begins here from Saturday.The hills in the backdrop, and the grassy banks on both sides of this ground make this stadium, located half-an-hour's drive from Kandy, an eye-pleasing venue, and clearly the best in Lanka currently. (Twitter Photo)Apart from being a popular hill station in Sri Lanka, Kandy is also famous for 'producing' spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan , Test cricket's highest wicket-taker. Who can forget Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor 's memorable assault (un beaten 131, including seven sixes) on the Pakistani bowlers, especially Shoaib Akhtar , during a 2011 World Cup game here? While there's a lot of speculation about Virat Kohli resting for the series, and experienced left-hander Suresh Raina making a comeback, nothing could be confirmed.Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Axar Patel is set to join the Indian team as a replacement for Ravindra Jadeja , as TOI had reported on Wednesday. Having just played for India A' in a Tri-series in South Africa, Axar is likely to join the team by Thursday.After a rigorous practice session here, the Indian cricketers were busy shooting for an ad campaign.

Source: Times of India August 10, 2017 02:59 UTC