The skipper made it clear that he wants Shankar to get a feel of the Indian team set-up and know what he needs to do to become a top-notch international player.
The Indian skipper once again spoke in a roundabout manner about the cramped schedule, which hampers preparation for the upcoming South Africa tour.
Having earned the psychological edge by blowing the Sri Lankan batting unit during the final session of the drawn first Test in Kolkata, the hosts will once again play on a green track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium in Jamtha.
Manjrekar, who has faced many top-quality international bowlers, said that the country needs a bowling superstar.
In the first Test against Sri Lanka, Saha, who has a 40 plus average in first-class and three Test hundreds, came in at No.7 and 8 in both innings.
Kohli, who is top-ranked in both ODIs and T20Is, knocked up a fine 104 not out on day five before the game ended in a draw.
Vijay Shankar was drafted into the Indian Test team in the ongoing series against Sri Lanka as a replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who bagged the Man of the Match award in the first Test vs Sri Lanka, also announced his wedding date (November 23) in the video.
After dominating the first four days of the match, Sri Lanka were reeling on 75/7 in their second innings when bad light forced the umpires to bring the curtains down on the contest.
Bhuvneshwar will take no further part in the Test series, whereas, Shikhar Dhawan will be available for selection in the third Test in Delhi.
Kohli becomes the second Indian batsman after legendary Sachin Tendulkar to hit 50 international hundreds, he is at the eighth spot in overall in the list of most century-makers.
Kohli's hunger for runs and his ability to convert half-centuries into hundreds was on full view as he bounced back from his first innings duck to score an unbeaten 104 in the second innings of Kolkata Test vs Sri Lanka.
Pothas also added that the side which is in transition after the departure of two legends - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara - are up for the challenges in the future.
The Uttar Pradesh-born fast bowler brought India tantalisingly close to victory with dream figures of 11-8-8-4 in Sri Lanka's second innings.
India turned around the Kolkata Test in the final two sessions with pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar hitting top gear en route to superb bowling figures of 4/8 to reduce Sri Lanka to 75/7 in pursuit of 231 before bad light stopped play at 26.3 overs.
Kohli scored an unbeaten 104 as India declared their second innings at 352 for eight, which left Sri Lanka with an improbable 231 to chase in little over a session in the opening Test at Kolkata.
Virat Kohli authored a captain's knock of unbeaten 104 while Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned spectacular figures of 11-8-8-4 as India narrowly missed a spectacular win in the first Test against Sri Lanka which ended in a draw at the Eden Gardens.
The 231-run target was out of reach for Sri Lanka as the Indian bowlers went full throttle raising visions of a victory, reducing them to 75 for 7 before umpires called off play due to deteriorating light.
In the list of most centuries as a skipper, the Indian captain now has equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 11 hundreds.
On Monday, Cheteshwar Pujara achieved this rare feat and became only the third Indian and ninth overall cricketer to bat across five days in a Test match.
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