Virat Kohli’s maiden county sojourn may pave the way for Shreyas Iyer’s entry into the Indian squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting on June 14, when the National selection committee meets to pick a host of squads here on Tuesday.
Ajinkya Rahane is set to lead India in the Test, a Board official said.
It is understood that barring Kohli, almost all the Test team regulars will be in action against Afghanistan.
As far as Kohli’s replacement is concerned, the pattern of selection by the current panel, led by M.S.K. Prasad, indicates that Shreyas could be in the running for his Test debut against Afghanistan. “We have like for like replacements. For Kohli, it has been Shreyas. For Jadeja, it’s Axar Patel, for Hardik Pandya, it is Vijay Shankar. So you cannot miss the pattern,” said a member.
For the two-match T20I series in Ireland, Rohit Sharma is likely to be named captain.
Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill and Shivam Mavi are likely to find a place in the ‘A’ team coached by Rahul Dravid.
