India have had Virat Kohli make an appreciable return to the top of the order, even if his strike rate has some room for improvement; the race for the third pacer option has perhaps narrowed down to Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh, with both having a chance to impress in the South Africa fixtures, while the team management’s preference of Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant is also starting to take shape.