Gill at the toss — 2nd Test, Colombo

India captain Shubman Gill at the toss ahead of Day 1 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal walked out as India's opening pair on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal made their way onto the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo to begin India's innings on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on 23 August 2026.

Opening pair Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul took to the field for India at the start of play in the second Test versus Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal walked out to open India's batting on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on 23 August 2026, as India looked to set the tone for the match.

India captain Shubman Gill, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and the rest of the squad stood for the national anthem before the start of play in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

Shubman Gill, captaining India in the second Test, was present at the toss at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on 23 August 2026 before the first ball of the match was bowled.

India captain Shubman Gill represented his side at the pre-match toss for the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

India captain Shubman Gill and Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva met at the toss before Day 1 of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva and India captain Shubman Gill stood together at the toss ahead of the opening day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

Shubman Gill of India and Dhananjaya de Silva of Sri Lanka came together for the coin toss before the start of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo, on 23 August 2026.

The second Test between Sri Lanka and India got under way at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on 23 August 2026, with captains Dhananjaya de Silva and Shubman Gill completing the pre-match toss.