Incidentally, the match which put Jadeja on top of the heap is also the one where he breached ICC Code of Conduct to be handed a one-Test suspension.
India's most successful Test bowler in recent times felt that Shastri would have a positive impact on the entire team.
The 30-year-old, who has taken 558 first-class wickets at an average of 19.85, is the only new face in the team, which also saw the return of batting all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and seamer Nuwan Pradeep.
Rahul had to stay back in Colombo for observation because of high fever even though the rest of the squad traveled South on Sunday.
The 25-year-old Rahul cracked a half century in his first outing - a two-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI. He said it was tough staying away from cricket for long.
Sri Lanka are a team in transition but Kohli expects them to put up more than a fight in the upcoming tour which features a series of Test and ODI matches and a one-off Ttwenty match.
The national selectors specifically rested Rohit for the West Indies tour in order to keep him fresh for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour.
Sri Lanka make a miraculous comeback as Gunaratane and Dickwella chase the mammoth score of 388 to secure victory over the visitors and clinch the win by 4 wickets.
Yasir Shah has taken 149 Test wickets in just 26 games and is thus their weapon of choice in the longer version of the game.
Sikandar Raza pulled visitors out from troubled waters to help Zimbabwe to notch up an important 262-run lead at stumps on the third day of the one-off test against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka trail by 63 runs as Zimbabwe's skipper Cremer picked up three crucial wickets on Day 2 to put visitors ahead.
Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain after the morale-shattering series defeat against Zimbabwe where the Islanders lost the five-match ODI rubber 2-3.
It was a perfect start as England's new captain for Joe Root, who scored 190 in the first innings and impressed with his decisions in the field.
India will play the first Test at Galle from July 26, followed by the second Test at Colombo from August 3 and the final Test at Kandy from August 12.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Nic Pothas as the interim coach, he will mentor SL in the upcoming five-match One-day International (ODI) series and one-off Test series against Zimbabwe.
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