India will face Sri Lanka in a limited-overs tour starting Sunday at Colombo. A three-match ODI series will be followed by as many T20 matches. A less experienced Indian side will be led by Shikhar Dhawan, who himself will by eyeing to become the fourth-fastest in history to score 6000 ODI runs. Some A team players including regular skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma are prepping for a Test series against Joe Root's men in England. Also read:Men's T20 World Cup 2021: Group tables and full list of who faces who Why is the Sri Lanka tour important for India? The groupings of the ICC T20 World Cup were announced on Friday. India has been placed withNew Zealand, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan in group B of the Super 12. The tournament, only months away, will be held from October 17 to November 14. Keeping in mind the quality and quantity of Indian T20 cricketers that have come up in the past years, the Indian think tank is going to have a tough time selecting the best lot that will fly to Oman and UAE for the World Cup. However, with the Sri Lanka series, possibly the only international T20 cricket India is going to play before the World Cup, the selectors might get a rough idea of the form of the players. Also read:India and Pakistan: 7 times the Asian giants clashed in cricket World Cups From a player's - who is on the Sri Lankan tour - perspective this series will be a chance to showcase their best cricket and make a strong case for their selection. When will India vs Sri Lanka ODI series start? India vs Sri Lanka ODI will start on July 18 When will India vs Sri Lanka T20 series start? India vs Sri Lanka T20 will start on July 25 What time will India vs Sri Lanka matches begin? India vs Sri Lanaka ODI will start at 3:00 PM IST India vs Sri Lanka T20 will start at 8:00 PM IST Also read:First case of COVID detected in Tokyo Olympic Village: Organisers Squad: India squad:Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya Also read:Haven't thought about India-Pakistan World Cup match yet: Bhuvneshwar Kumar Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya De Silva, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Lahiru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando (only for T20I series), Dushmantha Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, Akila Dananjaya, Shiran Fernando, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen Jayawickrama, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Isuru Udana.