#5 Ajinkya Rahane
If Virat Kohli is captain extraordinaire, Ajinkya Rahane provides the perfect foil as vice-captain of the Indian Cricket Team. He was always an exceptional batsman but is now enjoying his role as a senior member of the squad.
He has shown his class with that bat in different conditions around the world and controls the middle-order for the team. Rarely does he fail in two consecutive innings and was crucial to India putting on a competitive first-innings total in the 2nd Test.
His reputation as one of the greatest batsmen around is growing.
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