India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle Preview - Watch Muarali for the last time

So this is the end of one of the greatest off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, playing his last test match as Sri Lanka will take India on Sunday, 18th July, 2010 Galle International Stadium starting from 04:30 GMT, 10:00 local, 10:00 IST.

India will be without their main strike bowlers Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth so depend much on spinners Harbhajan and Ojha. Test specialists Rahul Dravid and Laxman are back along with Tendulkar after rested in Asia Cup.

Highest wicket taker in Tests and ODI's Muttiah Muralitharan needs just 8 wickets to reach 800 mark and if he does so it will be another achievement in his remarkable career. Dilshan is back in form and he will be danger against already weak Indian attack.

Indian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Galle:

Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt and wk), Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun/Munaf Patel

Sri Lanka Playing 11 for 1st Test at Galle:

Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Dammika Prasad/ Chanaka Welegedara