Warm-up game News
Pakistan last played a Test at the Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo in 2014. They have played six Tests at the ground, winning one, losing one with four matches ending in a draw.
Rohit, who last played a Test match against New Zealand in October last year, did not feature in the Test series against England, Bangladesh and Australia during the home season.
For Dhoni, the match will give a chance for some real time simulations as he has not played any competitive cricket for more than 70 days since the New Zealand series that ended in October.
Chasing 170 for victory, England reached the target with four balls to spare.
Yuvraj Singh and David Miller will look to make the difference for their side.
Taylor says that the players have been playing together for the last two weeks and they need to get to the drawing board quickly.
Shami's figures of 4-0-30-2 highlights a sound return given what the bowler has gone through with injuries for close to a year.
South Africa's warm-up game for the Twenty20 leg of their India tour has been shifted to the Palam ground from Feroz Shah Kotla with DDCA expressing their inability to host the match.
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