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As mentioned above, dropping one of the three openers in the squad will be unfair on the player and KL Rahul might not open the batting. But, there are a lot of chances that the Karnataka batsman will bat at number 3, ahead of Chetaeshwar Pujara, who has been patchy for a while.
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Playing for Yorkshire, Pujara looked uncomfortable and with KL Rahul waiting in the wings, the team management might take a hard call and have Rahul in place of Pujara.
Skipper Virat Kohli will bat at number 4 while his deputy Ajinkya Rahane will take care of the number 5 spot. Karun Nair will have to wait for his chances in the series.
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Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
