Batting coach Ryan ten Doeschate says Shubman Gill, who had a neck strain, is 'good to go' for the Pune Test; Sarfaraz Khan is coming off a maiden Test century, but captain Rohit Sharma had said he wanted to give KL Rahul time at No.

India coach Gautam Gambhir has vehemently backed KL Rahul to come good amid mounting scrutiny on his recent form in Test cricket. After making a duck in India's 46 all out in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test,

KL Rahul's position in the Indian Test lineup remains uncertain after a loss to New Zealand, but head coach Gautam Gambhir has voiced continued support for him, despite competition from Sarfaraz Khan and a potential toss-up between Kuldeep Yadav and Washington Sundar for the playing XI.