Graeme Swann is the No 1 spinner in the squad which also has Monty Panesar, but if Patel is impressive again with his left-arm spin and bat, he could well be walking out as a member of the playing XI in the first Test in Ahmedabad on November 15.u00a0

Patel became England’s second centurion of the warm-up tie against Suresh Raina’s India ‘A’ at the Brabourne Stadium after skipper Cook.