[1] On 27 June 2015, Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara said he would retire from international cricket after the second Test of the series.

The tour started with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Board President's XI, followed by three Test matches.

The Test matches were played at Galle, P Sara Oval, and SSC Colombo.

[4] Three different openers for India Shikhar Dhawan (134), Lokesh Rahul (108) and Cheteshwar Pujara (145) made centuries in the series.

The last happened in 1970 Ashes by John Edrich, Geoff Boycott and Brian Luckhurst for England.