India will take on Sri Lanka in the first of three T20 internationals at Pune tomorrow. The home team will look to win the T20 series to retain their number one position in the ICC T20 Championship table, which they achieved after sweeping aside Australia 3-0 last week. Another series triumph, will certainly act as the springboard for the hosts to begin their preparations for the Asia Cup T20 Championship which is beginning in Bangladesh later this month and the World T20 in March-April in India. Virat Kohli has been rested by the selectors before the more important Asia Cup and the World T20 events. best to cement their place in the T20 format.