quot;We will not take India lightlyquot;

8220;There are certain grey areas like bowling where we have to improve,8221; Mendis said, adding he was confident of Sri Lanka finally emerging victorious in the series as it had the most powerful and experienced batting line-up in Test as well as One-day cricket.

All the top seven batsmen have scored centuries in both Tests and one-dayers, he said.

Mendis, however, expressed apprehension on the fitness level of Sri Lanka8217;s frontline paceman Chaminda Vaas whose bowling standard has declined recently.The recurrence of the back-injury had kept Vaas out of the Caribbean tour in June this year but he expected the bowler to be fit for the one-day matches.But the team was also in a way strengthened with the return of wicketkeeper-cum-batsman Romesh Kaluwitharna. 8220;His inclusion, however, is not going to change the opening line up,8221; he said.

The team will continue to open with Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu.