Indian cricket team could look forward to heady days ironically because a few of its established players are insecure.
Lakshmipathy Balaji's success on the first day of the Mohali Test is only a pointer that there is a turbulence in the team for a few key spots.
It's not a seismic shift yet but the signs are there.
Zaheer Khan and Irfan Pathan will immediately feel the heat as one of them could be sitting on the bench in the Kolkata Test.
After all, three medium-pacers in Mohali is an exception and is not going to be a rule in Indian conditions.
And what about Ashish Nehra? He might be bowling the best he has for sometime now, as coach John Wright suggests, but another Test to his 17 already played looks a long shot.
Harbhajan Singh being put to bench is a very sobering thought for everyone as the 'Turbanator' is as much an essential ingredient in Indian conditions as bread on the breakfast table.
If it could happen to Bhajji, then nobody else is safe.
Similar blues are now bringing a pale colour on the face of Indian batsmen.
{{/usCountry}}Similar blues are now bringing a pale colour on the face of Indian batsmen.
{{/usCountry}}"Very Very Sepcial" Laxman realizes his career is hanging by the thread. His great skill has taken him thus far but everyone is impatient with his inconsistency.
He looks dispensable as dashing Yuvraj Singh is straining under the leash and who, in turn, is similarly looked over the shoulder by one who answers the call of Mohammad Kaif.
Captain Sourav Ganguly is possibly the greatest left-hander in Indian cricket history but even he in a confessional mode would admit his outstanding captaincy is a balancing factor in his stay in the team.
Nobody is still dragging Sachin Tendulkar to such mundane discussions but the great man is not taking anything for granted.
His impatience to get back to field without seriously testing his 'tennis elbow' is also to keep the door shut on any young colt with talent and fortune on his side.
Fortunately, this could only mean good times for the team.