1.   Coach Rixon is pleased with the wide array of choices available to him to pick the playing eleven.

2.   Crack penalty corner shooters used to figure in the playing eleven even if their main utility was to score with rasping penalty corner shots.

3.   Despite its traditional strength in spin playing a crucial role in winning the first test, India did not consider including a third spinner in the playing eleven.

4.   Giles is expected to replace seamer James Ormond in the playing eleven, which Fletcher said would be decided after a team meeting late Monday night.

5.   In the future, teams wanting to employ crack penalty corner executioners will have to field them in the playing eleven.

6.   India included Sarandeep Singh instead of his injured fellow off-spinner Harbhajan Singh in their playing eleven.

7.   India inducted leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule in the playing eleven by dropping medium-pacer Harvinder Singh.

8.   Not just the playing eleven.

9.   Pakistan, which had nets at the test venue, said it would announce the playing eleven after having a good look at the pitch.

10.   Sri Lanka inducted debutante fast bowler Buddhika Fernando in its playing eleven.