After the third ODI, Shardul Thakur had to remind the media that he was not part of the T20 squad. Not only has Thakur played in the ODI series, he has been so active in the practice sessions that his T20 inclusion was almost taken for granted. However, the real T20 specialists are Deepak Chahar, Washington Sundar and Sanju Samson.

Such is the nature of this tour that the T20 specialists are only required for six days, but all of them have been with the squad for three weeks already. Chahar, Sundar and Samson will give the visitors a new look and offer some different options in terms of tactics and composition of the playing XI.