Hardik Pandya:
Hardik Pandya, the new favorite seam bowling all-rounder, will hope to see himself become a Test cricketer. His career has been a fascinating ride and he has shown great potential and a penchant for improving his game. Pandya has been named in the Indian Test squad for the second straight series. He first broke into the squad in the recently concluded England series but failed to get his Test cap and eventually ended up serving drinks.
However, selectors seem to have great faith in him and decided against dropping him for the upcoming one-off series, clearly giving an indication that he might be in the bigger scheme of things. Finding a place a pace in the XI still looks a bit tough for him but it would be possible only if Kohli decides to play just two spinners.