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India will play three intra-squad games in Colombo as preparation for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka. At first, the team will undergo 14-day quarantine in India from Monday before undergoing another phase of quarantine in Colombo.

On Friday, SLC issued a media release stating the Indian squad would train in smaller groups between July 2 and 4. Between July 6 and 12, the entire squad will be free to train before the ODI series, which begins from July 13.

"The Indians wanted to play some warm-up games against the 'A' team or a team that could be arranged, but the COVID-19 protcols made that a little difficult and that is when a request went to BCCI to play intra-squad games. So, the Indian team will now play one T20 game and two one-day games to prepare for the limited-overs series," the source said.

“The team will assemble on Monday and undergo 14 days of quarantine with regular testing. While the first seven days will be hard quarantine, the players can then train indoors for the next seven days before leaving will for Colombo," the source further added.

The three ODIs will be played on July 13, 16, and 18. While the T20I series will commence on July 21, and the next two matches will be played on July 23 and 25. Meanwhile, all the matches are to be played at the Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo.