Colombo: In a desperate bid to get their team combination right, the Indian cricket team summoned Karnataka all-rounder Stuart Binny as the 16th member of the Test squad ahead of the second Test, starting Thursday.

The official line from Indian team management is that Binny has just been added as the 16th member of the squad but he is not replacing anyone in the current squad.

Stuart Binny

The BCCI media release states, "All-rounder Stuart Binny will join the Indian Cricket Team before the second match of the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka."