Also on trial will be Wasim Jaffer and his previous opening partner Dinesh Kaarthick, while VRV Singh and Irfan Pathan are likely to be under serious consideration for the third-seamer’s slot in the next Test.
Indian will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and are hoping that twelve players get a chance to play the match —- an extra bowler will swap a specialist batsman’s place and vice-versa. Over the next three days, Team India will be back to playing cricket.