Lull before the storm
India captain Rahul Dravid (right), Mohammad Kaif (centre) and VVS Laxman at the net session on the eve of the first Test against Sri Lanka, at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, on Thursday.
The hosts are looking to continue their domination over the Lankas, whom they beat 6-1 in the seven-ODI series last month.
But much of the attention on cricket -- the island neighbours playing their first Test series in the subcontinent since 1997 and Sourav Ganguly returning to Greg Chappell's fold -- has been taken away by the forecast of a thunderstorm for the next four days.
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