India, Nov. 13 -- Dhruv Jurel, who is coming on the back of two consecutive centuries in the second unofficial Test against South Africa A, is all set to play at No.6 in the first game of the two-match series against the Proteas in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy. But it is fair to say that Sai Sudharsan is on borrowed time, and the pressure is mounting on the young left-hander from Tamil Nadu. The 24-year-old made his debut earlier this year in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, and since then, he hasn't set the stage on fire, scoring just 273 runs in nine innings (five matches) at a below-par average of 30.33.

If Jurel maintains his form and Sudharsan continues his downward spiral, then a strong argument can be made for the former to be tried ...