India should bat M Vijay, an opener by trade, at No. 3 and Badrinath at No. 6. That splits up the two inexperienced batsmen. If Laxman isn’t fit – he has been batting in the nets but with a strapped left thumb – Rohit could become the second debutant in the match: captain of the Board President’s XI for the tour game in Nagpur, he was asked to stay back as cover.

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