Hamilton: Mayank Agarwal may have had an ordinary ODI series against New Zealand, but he is certain to start as one of the openers in the first Test at Wellington from February 21.

Who will partner Agarwal is a choice the Indian think tank will have to make. They have two contenders to choose from—Mumbai's Prithvi Shaw and Punjab's Shubman Gill. While Gill, 22, is in phenomenal touch and could have an edge, Shaw, 20, has the advantage of playing two Test matches [v West Indies in 2018] with a century on debut.