What should be the Indian Test XI going forward

Fast bowlers: Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah

Ishant Sharma

With Bhuvneshwar Kumar already in the XI, the two other fast bowlers (if the team is playing in seamer-friendly conditions) will be a toss-up between Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah.

All four bowlers deserve to be a part of the Indian Test line-up as every one of them can be a match-winner for India on their days. It is very difficult to pick and choose two bowlers but if you have to do that, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah should get the nod ahead of the other two bowlers.

Ishant has been a completely different bowler since his county stint with Surrey while Bumrah can be very lethal with the red ball, something he has shown us in South Africa. Having four capable bowlers should help the team management as they can manage the workload of all the bowlers and keep rotating them in matches.