With India set to embark upon their South African sojourn on the back of nine straight series wins under Virat Kohli, the five-pronged pace attack chosen in the 17-man squad has generated a buzz unprecedented in Indian cricket. Two from that quintet, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma have made the Sri Lankan batsmen hop, skip and jump, threatening both the outside edge of the bat and their bodies with their searing pace on a placid Feroz Shah Kotla pitch.

Ishant Sharma