5 players India should include for South Africa series

#3 Vijay Shankar

The young Tamil Nadu all-rounder received a surprising call-up to the Indian side for the second Test match against Sri Lanka. However, he could not make it to the playing XI as the team went ahead with 6 specialist batsmen.

Despite this, Shankar should be on the flight to South Africa as he is a brilliant prospect with both bat and ball and thus will render perfect balance to the Indian team in seaming conditions.

While Hardik Pandya will be India's number 1 all-rounder, Shankar will be a tremendous understudy and can walk into the team if there are any injury concerns.