IND vs SL: Kumar Sangakkara rings the iconic bell at Eden Gardens ahead of 2nd ODI - WATCH

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rang the iconic bell at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata for the commencement of the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday.

The "Bell" is an iconic symbol of the Eden Gardens. In 2016, the bell was added to the stadium to ring in the start of day's play for Test cricket, ODI and T20I matches. 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was the first person to ring the bell to start the Test match between India and New Zealand in September 2016.

Watch: Kumar Sangakkara rings Eden Gardens bell ahead of the 2nd ODI

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India lead the three-match ODI series 

In the ongoing three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka, the hosts leading the series 1-0 over the visitors. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka opted to bat against India in the second ODI at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Sri Lanka made two changes to their playing XI while India brought in Kuldeep Yadav to replace Yuzvendra Chahal who was unavailable for selection due to a sore right shoulder.

For Sri Lanka, debutant batter Nuwanidu Fernando and fast bowler Lahiru Kumara have been brought into the playing XI for Pathum Nissanka and Dilshan Madhushanka, who are nursing injuries.

A look at the playing XIs of both the teams:

India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik and Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka XI: Dasun Shanaka(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Charitha Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwanidu Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Lahiru Kumara and Kasun Rajitha.

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