Optimistic after a destruction performance in the second Test in Nagpur, Virat Kohli the leader of India will be eager to carry forward the momentum when they take on a below-par opponent Sri Lanka in the third and final Test match at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi. The Kotla track may not be as flat as the one at Jamtha, where India scored a mammoth total of 610/6 declared but it also won't be a green top like the one they got at the Eden Gardens. The last time New Delhi hosted a Test match was in 2015. At that time, it was rated as the best pitch in display during the series as the match against South Africa went deep into the fifth day.

After the flop show in the first innings of the first Test, Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul enjoyed a fruitful second innings with scores of 94 and 79, respectively. Murali Vijay, who was surprisingly kept out of playing XI for the opening Test, came into the side in the second game in Dhawan's absence and scored a brilliant comeback innings of 128 runs. Now with Dhawan back in the squad, it is indeed a happy problem for skipper Kohli, who has to choose two quality openers among three.