New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli has lauded all-rounder Hardik Pandya and said that he is in line to make his Test debut against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle which starts on Wednesday.
Kohli said that having Pandya in the squad balances the team and he also believes that playing an all-rounder in the line-up will give the side an extra edge in these conditions.
"We need to understand that the last time we played here (in 2015), in the first Test we were a batsman short and fifth bowler didn't do much in the game. So we have those options open as well. We have got great balance in the side and we have got a guy like Hardik Pandya who is a wicket-taking bowler. He has a knack of picking wickets on any surface. So, he has a great chance of playing as well," said Kohli
