Archive · 15 Aug 2026
India Hoists Tricolour in Galle Ahead of Sri Lanka Test
Every year on August 15, India celebrates its Independence Day.
This year is the 80th time the country celebrates it.
The Indian cricket team was far away from home in Sri Lanka on this special day.
The players gathered at a big cricket ground called Galle International Stadium.
Together with their coaches and support staff, they raised the Indian flag, which is called the Tricolour.
This made the players feel proud even though they were not in India.
After the flag ceremony, they got ready to play a big cricket match.
The first Test match against Sri Lanka began on August 15.
Winning this series could help India move up in the World Test Championship, a competition between the best cricket teams in the world.
Team India gathered at Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka to hoist the Tricolour on India's 80th Independence Day.
The patriotic ceremony brought together players and support staff while the squad marked the day away from home.
The first Test between India and Sri Lanka is scheduled to begin in Galle on August 15.
The two-match series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
India, led by Shubman Gill, will aim to start the series strongly and boost its position in the World Test Championship.
- Who
- Team India players and support staff, led by captain Shubman Gill, along with hosts Sri Lanka.
- What
- A patriotic ceremony in which Team India hoisted the Tricolour ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
- When
- August 15, 2026, on the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- To mark India's 80th Independence Day while representing the country on the international stage before the start of the Test series.
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day
- Event
- Tricolour-hoisting ceremony
- Venue
- Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
- Teams
- India vs Sri Lanka
- First Test Date
- August 15
- Series
- Two-match Test series, part of ICC World Test Championship 2025-27
- India Captain
- Shubman Gill