Sports Today: India

Gautam Gambhir stood before his squad in Colombo and delivered a simple ultimatum: "Come 15th morning, we're absolutely ready with every answer." The India head coach's rallying cry comes as the team trains for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle — India's first World Test Championship assignment since the painful 0-2 home loss to South Africa last December.

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