India captain Shubman Gill dropped enough hints that Prasidh Krishna will share the new ball with seasoned Mohammed Siraj in the first Test against Sri Lanka starting Saturday, even as he admitted that the choice between the Karnataka speedster and rookie Gurnoor Brar is a “tough call”. Siraj is the only certainty among the four Indian pacers on this tour While India will be going with three left-arm slow bowlers — two orthodox in Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar and a wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav.
So we want to make a beginning here,” the skipper said. “I am comfortable in my role as captain now. Our goal is to stay in contention for a berth in World Test Championship final. We need to win six or seven Tests for that.
