It would all depend on the Kotla track, which is greenish but does not look as menacing as Eden Gardens. "The Kolkata track was similar to the ones in South Africa but these two are not like that. So, I'm also surprised, they are saying they're preparing for South Africa and they've given these kind of wickets." He surely would have shared his experience of batting on this slow and low Kotla track with his teammates. Mohammed Shami is yet another certainty after he dropped out of Nagpur Test due to hip injury.

Source: dna December 02, 2017 01:32 UTC