Kohli announced his playing eleven for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand a couple of days before the match and drew flak for not respecting the conditions. However on Wednesday, he will have to think overtime about the balance of his squad with a long tail, often bushy with runs, and just two regular openers -- Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
Hanuma Vihari’s handy off-spin, along with that of automatic choice Ravichandran Ashwin, could pave the way for Shardul Thakur’s entry as the bowling all-rounder in place of an experienced Ravindra Jadeja.
Kohli will also have to choose three from the pace quartet of Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
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