England vs India, 2nd Test: 5 Indian players who need to step up and deliver for the side

Ajinkya Rahane

Can the real Ajinkya Rahane please stand up at Lord's?

In Computer Science terms, one can say that Ajinkya Rahane is that cricketer in the Indian team who aces Java but flunks C programming, purely because of the way in which has done so well in overseas conditions but failed to score at home.

However, there was a rare blip in that comparison in the first Test, when he made 15 and 2 in the two innings of the game.

Rahane's role in the side is vital as he and Kohli are expected to carry the burden in the middle-order and hopefully, the batsman we know turns up at Lord's, a ground he will have fond memories of due to his century here, four years ago against the same opposition.