- Parthiv Patel (wk):
Making a comeback to the arena after 8 years is Parthiv Patel. Patel has been in a rich vein of form in the Ranji Trophy with the bat. He has an array of high scores to his name in the recent first class matches and that was the main reason behind handing him a recall. His overall test record has been moderate and a good performance at Mohali with the bat will make it difficult for the selectors to ignore him for the rest of the series.