A fortnight before the start of Sri Lanka’s cricket tour of India, captain Kumar Sangakkara said that his team was confident of recording the elusive first Test win in India, but urged the players to adopt an aggressive attitude and to make no excuses.

"It would be nice to win a Test Match in India. But having said that, it’s going to be a daunting task. The attitude should be simple. We either go to India, play and come back like most other teams or make a change."

"There should be no complaints. We should leave all the complaints back at home. The wickets, the conditions, whether the seats on flights are small or whatever. There should be no complaints," Sangakkara, who turned 32 on Tuesday, told journalists at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters.

The Media Briefing featuring the national captain and members of the national selection committee was conducted to discuss matters pertaining to the upcoming series in India, where Sri Lanka will play three Test Matches, five One-Day Internationals and two T-20s.

Sri Lanka has never won a Test in India and beating India this time would bring them to the top of the table in the ICC Test Cricket Rankings.

When asked about the role of 40-year-old veteran Sanath Jayasuriya in the side, Sangakkara said that Jayasuriya had been chosen on his past performances in India.

He added that Jayasuriya no longer will continue to open the innings and would occupy one of the middle order slots.

He was also asked about the inclusion of Dilhara Fernando in the ODI squad and Sangakkara felt that the fast bowler has shown great improvement in the domestic tournament this season, where he hadn’t conceded a single no ball in nine games and will be an important cog in the wheel in India.

He also applauded Gavin Fingleson, the New South Wales fielding coach, who was in Colombo on a short visit to give catching, fielding and throwing tips to the Sri Lankans.

The Sri Lankan captain has openly criticized his team’s fielding in recent times and aftermath of the early exit from the Champions Trophy, last month felt that fielding was a big let down during Sri Lanka’s campaign.

Chairman of Cricket Selectors Ashantha de Mel, speaking during the media briefing stressed the importance of fielding in shorter versions of the game.

"Very often if you see the One-Day games, something like 20-25 runs make the difference. These are the types of runs that you can save during a game with good fielding efforts," de Mel said.

In the 16 member squad named for the three Test series, the selectors have recalled left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welagedara. Uncapped wicketkeeper batsman Kaushal Silva and middle order batsman Thilina Kandamby were also called up. The Tests will be played in Ahmedabad, Kanpur and Mumbai followed by the T-20s and ODIs.