The first cricket test of the three match series between India and Sri Lanka begins today at Galle. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, who had announced his retirement after this match, needs just eight wickets to become the first player to reach the 800-marks.India, who have failed to win a test series in Sri Lanka since 1993-94, will be encouraged by the fact that on their last tour in 2008 their solitary test win was at Galle.