England have gambled on a three-spinner attack for the first Test against India, handing Tom Hartley a debut alongside Jack Leach and Rehan Ahmed.
India captain Rohit Sharma hopes England's Shoaib Bashir will have his visa issues sorted out quickly as he awaits approval to enter the country.
England have included three spinners for the series opener against India, giving Tom Hartley his Test debut in Hyderabad.
India superstar Virat Kohli will not play in the opening two Test matches against England due to personal reasons.
Rohit Sharma's explosive batting propelled India to a thrilling T20 international victory against Afghanistan securing the win in two super overs with three sixes.
The International Cricket Council has deemed the Cape Town pitch, where the shortest-ever Test match was recently completed, as "unsatisfactory."