Overview
- India plans a near full-strength batting order under captain Shubman Gill for the June 6 Test in New Chandigarh, with KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant expected to play.
- Jasprit Bumrah is reported unlikely to feature, and late workload-based calls are expected on Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna.
- Selectors intend to rotate and trial bowlers to manage post-IPL fatigue and to identify options for the Sri Lanka Test series later this year.
- The one-off match lies outside the World Test Championship, which gives India room to assess the No. 3 role with candidates such as Sai Sudharsan or Devdutt Padikkal.
- BCCI medical staff have begun pre-Test check-ins and asked shortlisted players to ramp up workloads after the IPL.