India seek boost in Sri Lanka to revive WTC hopes

Aug 14 : India arrived in Sri Lanka with their World Test Championship campaign at a crossroads and the importance of a resounding victory in the two-test series is not lost on the tourists heading into the series opener at Galle on Saturday.India could once bank on home dominance to offset difficult overseas assignments but that safety net has frayed. Home debacles against New Zealand and South Africa have left India fifth in the WTC standings, behind Bangladesh, and their urgency is sharpened by what follows - a trip to New Zealand in November and a home series against Australia early next year."Our goal is to stay in contention for a berth in the World Test Championship final," India captain Shubman Gill told reporters on Friday. "We need to win six or seven tests for that. So we want t