This has to be one of the times the Indian team management got it right. They've picked five bowlers, and made use of the advantage that their top six is strong and two of the bottom five can get runs. The XI for the first game was the strongest, although better spinners could have been picked. Let's just hope they stick to this combination over the duration of the series, and beyond.
Rohit Sharma can stay, as he's one of the best blokes in the side when in form. If he's lost, it's yet another failure of the team management, which has lost too many good players in the recent past. They can, instead, rest Kohli or Raina or Sehwag or Gambhir, and accommodate Tiwary, who's just not good enough to replace Rohit.
But was there any excuse to pick Dinda? It's sad to see someone so irrelevant and outright mediocre actually represent the country. He's got absolutely nothing to add to his place in the side- no pace, no swing, no seam, no bounce, no control on line and length, no consistency, can't bat- and is also short. That he's playing is proof that India have lost some really good pace and swing bowlers over the years. He doesn't make the grade in international cricket. Vinay Kumar minus.
Please make it happen.