One player that I am really concerned about is KL Rahul. I am his huge fan but he just hasn't been as consistent as I would like him to be. Again, I will start the series with him and Shaw as the openers but he really needs a big score to fix his place in the test line-up. It will also be interesting to see the bowling attack for the first test. With Pandya not being there, I feel that we will need to go with 5 bowlers with Ashwin playing as the all-rounder. I am also tempted to play Kuldeep in both Adeleide and Sydney test match. The fast bowlers I would start the series with are Bumrah, Ishant and Shami. My team for the first test would be:
KL Rahul
Shaw
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant
Ashwin
Kuldeep
Ishant
Shami
Bumrah
I know we will have a long tail if we go with this team but I still feel this is the best team that we can go with for the first test.
KL Rahul
Shaw
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant
Ashwin
Kuldeep
Ishant
Shami
Bumrah
I know we will have a long tail if we go with this team but I still feel this is the best team that we can go with for the first test.