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Wicket-keeper and All-rounders
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant disappointed in the two T20Is he played last year. However, he has been in blistering form in the recent past. In the domestic T20 season, he scored 4 fifties and a hundred in the Zonal T20 League and the subsequent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He also scored 135 in a recent Vijay Hazare Trophy game.
Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar has been on the fringes of the Indian team for around 4-5 months now. He was initially picked as a replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the Test series against Sri Lanka at home. Then he was part of the squad for the T20Is against Sri Lanka in December. But he failed to get a game.
However, with Hardik Pandya sitting out, Shankar is likely to get the opportunity to play as the fast bowling allrounder.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel has been with the Indian team for quite some time now. He travelled with the team all around South Africa but got a game only in the final T20I. Even in that game, he got to bat only one delivery and was asked to bowl only one over.
But with Kuldeep Yadav rested, Axar will look to grab this opportunity.
