The focus will be on out-of-form opener Dhawan, who has not had a great run in recent times as well as Shaw, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving an eight-month ban for a doping violation.
In his comeback match, Shaw made a stroke-filled 39-ball 63 to help Mumbai thrash Assam by 83 runs in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game.
Prithvi Shaw made a strong return to cricket as he slammed a half-century on his return to cricket after the ban.
All set to make a comeback in domestic cricket, Shaw was suspended for failing a dope test. Additionally, there were reports of the batsman losing focus during India's last tour of Australia, where he got injured in a warm-up game.
Shaw was banned from all forms of cricket by the BCCI for a (retrospective) period of eight months in July after failing a dope test during the Mushtaq Ali Trophy in March and his ban ends on Friday.
Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw, who faced a ban on consuming a prohibited substance, returned to training on Saturday.
Shaw's suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15, ruling him out of India's home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
Nobody seems to have an idea as to how Prithvi Shaw kept training at the NCA despite being handed a ban on July 16.
A BCCI official said that the turn of events at the NCA in recent times have been proof of the unprofessional functioning and Shaw training at after being suspended was further evidence of the same.
BCCI's anti-doping manager Dr Abhijit Salvi said he gives his full efforts to make Indian cricketers understand the importance of the anti-doping programmes but players sometimes tend to miss it.
The Sports Ministry said that the BCCI does not have the right to conduct dope tests on players as it is not authorised by the government or the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA).
Prithvi Shaw's suspension is retrospective in nature, starting from March 16 and ending on November 15 which rules him out of India's home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
Along with Shaw, two other domestic players -- Akshay Dullarwar of Vidarbha and Divya Gajraj of Rajasthan -- have also violated the cricket board's anti-doping code.
India opener Prithvi Shaw and two other suspended for doping violation
Apart from Prithvi Shaw, Vidarbha cricketer Akshay Dullarwar and Rajasthan player Divya Gajraj have also received suspensions for doping violation during the BCCI Domestic Season 2018-19.
India will play two Tests against the West Indies beginning on August 22 in Antigua and Shaw said there is still time to achieve fitness before the selectors announce the squad.
Skipper Prithvi Shaw's unbeaten 61 off 55 balls helped North Mumbai Panthers post a decent 143/7 on the board and later the pacers ensured that the Supersonics were bundled out for 131.
Shaw admitted that he was not a good fielder but worked on it as he felt it would be an important aspect in making it to the national team.
Chasing a target of 163, Delhi Capitals, who had lost the way after a blazing start, were brought to cusp of victory by Rishabh Pant, who smashed 49 off 21 balls with five sixes.
Shaw said coach Ricky Ponting, advisor Sourav Ganguly and assistant coach Mohammad Kaif have stitched the team into an effective unit.
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