Former India player turned coach Wasim Jaffer picked up his India playing XI for the pink-ball Test match against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, has said that the left-arm spinner Axar Patel will play the pink-ball Test. The second Test will take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru from March 12.

Meanwhile, Wasim Jaffer feels that India will not bring a lot of changes in the playing XI second game and the only change will be the addition of Axar or Mohammed Siraj to the playing XI in place of Jayant Yadav as well.

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“Teams should look to bat first after winning the toss, especially in India, no doubt. I think Axar Patel will walk back into the playing XI, but India will be tempted to look at Mohammad Siraj with the pink ball. So, the only debatable position is the eleventh position, whether it is Siraj or Axar, but most likely it would be Axar,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.

The veteran has also advised Dimuth Karunaratne and co. to play a second spinner in the second Test against India which is also a pink-ball Test. He further added that Sri Lanka players need to fire in the second game otherwise they won’t be able to win the last game of the series as well.

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“I think Sri Lanka should play a second spinner, they needed that in the first Test. So, we could easily see that happening. Sri Lanka need to bat big. That’s the easiest way they can get into a commanding position. If they score something close to 450, they can force something to happen. If India bat big, then I see no chance for Sri Lanka,” concluded Wasim Jaffer.