Travis Head is two points ahead of Suryakumar (842 points) who dropped a spot to second.

"It's tough to leave anyone out. I mean all the four guys that we left out in those games, to be honest, are all quality players. It's just that the conditions and what we felt was the requirement in that particular venue made us go with that particular combination where we felt that there wasn't a huge role for spin and it was more of pace more of kind of conditions."

Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will anxiously wait for his chance when title-favourites India face a sprightly Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 fixture of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.

India may have a set bowling combination, but New Zealand great Stephen Fleming feels inclusion of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav can provide that "extra bit of wicket-taking flair"

"It is very important to bowl on a good length and that's the main challenge when I bowl in the death overs. I bowled several seam-up deliveries to read what the batters were doing. Just the length matters for me and that was the plan," he said.

James Anderson, representing England, reached this unparalleled milestone as a seamer in the fifth Test match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium by dismissing Kuldeep Yadav on the third day.

Indian bowlers assert dominance as England struggles against quality spin.

A brilliant five-wicket haul from Kuldeep and a solid spin session from Ashwin led to the England team going down for 218 on the first day of the final match.

England were all at sea against the mastery of India spinner Kuldeep Yadav, whose fourth five-wicket haul reduced the visitors to 194 for eight at tea on day one of the fifth Test

India's second innings began cautiously, but skipper Rohit Sharma's departure for 19 added pressure on the inexperienced middle-order.

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Tuesday said that rank turners might come into play in the ongoing Test battle against England but admitted that sporting tracks, like the ones seen in the first two games, are "good for cricket".

England, adopting an aggressive approach, scored at five runs an over before Bumrah's impactful spell halted their momentum.