Ajinkya Rahane:
India’s pillar in the middle-order has been suddenly surrounded by critics who feel the out of form right-hander should be reconsidered for a Test place. His diminishing form and the emergence of Karun Nair, who struck a record-breaking triple century in the last Test against England at Chennai, has put tremendous pressure on the Mumbai star to justify his place in the XI. Most likely, he’ll be considered above Nair if Kohli is to make a choice between the two. Such stiff competition has put up a challenge in front of him and the one-off Test against Bangladesh provides him with the opportunity to re-announce himself after a silent time against England.