Competition heats up for Indian Test batting slots

Sanjib Guha, writing in DNA, looks at the new bunch of Indian batsman who are vying for a place in the Test side.

Only a while back the names of Wasim Jaffer, Mohammad Kaif, S Badrinath, Manoj Tiwary, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and Robin Uthappa were thought of when any of the Fab Five were unavailable.

But in a recent development, another lot comprising Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Abhinav Mukund and Murali Vijay have pushed themselves into the limelight.