To manage Mohammad Shami's role, India is expected to be rested in the third Test in Indore and replaced by Umesh Yadav. And KL Rahul can also make Shubman Gill play the first Test of the series.

 In a series where the runners hit the highest number, Shami managed just 29.7 overs in three innings. However, it is understood that red flags have been raised regarding Shami's performance and in the upcoming Indian Premier League, the team management has decided to rest him.

With Jasprit Bumrah already sidelined for a long time, India is not willing to take chances with Shami as in Umesh they have a very reliable replacement. Above all, with the Test World Championship being played in England where Shami would be the key man in attack.

Since replacing an injured Bumrah in the last minute of the T20 World Cup last October-November, Shami was rested for the subsequent tour of New Zealand and Bangladesh. Not part of India's T20 squad, he played five of the six ODIs contested before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The decision to rest and rotate players is now made by team management based on reports from strength and conditioning coaches and physios.

We have always relied on Umesh in the past to deliver home runs. Since the start of 2017, no pacer has taken more wickets than Umesh's 65 in the Indian series and his strike rate of 37.8 during that period is second only to Shami. And he is the only Indian fast bowler to take five wickets in that period. With his ability to hit bridges and his incredible pace, Umesh is a valuable asset in the zone for India and is also effective when it comes to reverse-swing.

Gill coming in place of Rahul fits the expectations. Even before the start of the series, there was a question about the place of the Karnataka opener. However, the Indian team management continued to support Rahul, mainly because of his performance overseas. But in the two Tests in which he played this series, Rahul had figures of 20, 17 and 1 and did not look like his usual performances in Nagpur and Delhi.

At the end of the Delhi Test, captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid insisted that Rahul's performances in England and South Africa made them stay with Rahul. However, at the end of the Test, as the selectors sat down to select teams for the remaining two Tests, Rahul dropped the vice-captain tag.