Ajinkya Rahane
The Indian Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane will now have to play a more major role as he will lead the Test team in the last three matches of the Test series, due to the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli. If he is in-form, Rahane can play an impactful role consistently in Test cricket.
When the Indian team won the last Test series in Australia by the 2-1 margin, Rahane impactfully scored 217 runs in 7 innings with an average of 31.00, including two half-centuries.
But in the last few years, Rahane has mostly struggled in the away Test series. So, the upcoming Test series is going to be crucial in his Test career. A century from him in the recent warm-up game against Australia A has brought up a big hope in the Indian team dressing room.