India's current Test squad and their experience of playing with pink ball

3. Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari

While the return of Wriddhiman Saha has put Rishabh Pant’s Test career on hold, it is the strategy of five bowlers that has put Hanuma Vihari out of the India’s XI. However, both these guys have experience of playing in pink ball first-class matches under the lights which could be useful in the game against Bangladesh. Considering the ‘dew factor’, India won’t risk playing more than two spinners.

Hence, Vihari might get a chance in this game but Pant might have to wait for a while to get this experience. The Andhra batsman represented India Blue in the league match of the 2017/18 Duleep Trophy hosted by Kanpur against India Red. He was promoted as an opener and ended up scoring 105 and helped his team to take the first-innings lead.

Rishabh was in the opposition side in the same game and had scores of 15 and a 23-ball 46. Pant also played the game against India Green in Lucknow where he scored 11 runs. He tallied 72 runs at an average of 24 across three innings and affected 4 stumpings and took as many catches. Both the players didn’t feature in the final played between the teams they represented.