Sri Lanka revise India tour itinerary

Sri Lanka said it had been forced to change the itinerary for India's tour of the island later this year because of a lack of hotel rooms due to a summit of South Asian leaders in Colombo.

The first Test, which was originally scheduled to be held in Galle, will now be played at the Sinhalese sports club in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a release.

Galle will hold the second Test, while the third will be played at the Premadasa stadium in the Sri Lankan capital.

Cricket officials said the change was necessary because the dates clashed with the annual summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

"All hotels in Colombo are booked from July 27 to August 4 because of the meetings and we can't find accommodation for the teams," SLC secretary K. Mathivanan said Wednesday.

India will also play five one-day internationals against the hosts after the Test series.

Revised schedule of India's tour:

July 18-20 : Three-day warm-up match, Colombo

July 23-27 : First Test at the Sinhalese sports club, Colombo

July 31-Aug 4: Second Test, Galle

Aug 8-12 : Third Test, Premadasa stadium, Colombo

Aug 15 : One-day warm-up match, Colombo

Aug 18 : First one-dayer, Dambulla

Aug 20 : Second one-dayer, Dambulla

Aug 24 : Third one-dayer, Premadasa stadium, Colombo

Aug 26 : Fourth one-dayer, Premadasa stadium, Colombo

Aug 29 : Fifth one-dayer, Premadasa stadium, Colombo