3 things India can identify in the warm-up match against Essex

#2 The spin bowling unit

Who among these two will get the nod if Kuldeep starts?

There has been a lot of talk floating around the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav in the starting XI thanks to his prowess with the white ball and how he has managed to fox the English batsmen.

Picking Kuldeep would mean only going in with either with Ravichandran Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja as the other spinner. You would assume that only if the pitch were to be an absolute rank turner, then India would include all three in the line-up, but it is unlikely that they would get that.

That decision could actually rely upon who offers more in their secondary role, in which case the former could hold the upper hand as he could be a better bet as a batsman as compared to the latter. A good indicator of that could be the number of overs that both bowl in the warm-up game and based upon that, the call on who the second spinner to partner Kuldeep should be could be taken.