India, Aug. 3 -- Auqib Nabi has been in this position twice before in the last three months, the best domestic bowler in the country, standing right outside a Test squad door that wouldn't open. Both times, the selectors found a reason to look elsewhere. This time, the door may have swung open on its own.

Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle, after failing to shake off the left knee discomfort that first flared up during the ODI series in England. He hasn't bowled a single ball at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru this week, and the medical team has made it clear - full recovery takes priority over a rushed return. With Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kuma...