Overview

• Jasprit Bumrah has informed the board he is available for selection for the two-Test home series.
• Rishabh Pant is expected to miss the matches due to a fractured left foot, with Dhruv Jurel likely to take the gloves.
• Veteran seamer Mohammed Shami is viewed as unlikely to be recalled because of fitness concerns for five-day cricket.
• Selectors are weighing younger options, with left-arm spinner Manav Suthar emerging as a fast-track candidate after India A performances.
• Questions persist over the middle order, with Karun Nair’s place under scrutiny ahead of the October 2 opener in Ahmedabad and the second Test in Delhi from October 10–14.