India's tour of South Africa 2018: Analysing India's batting riches

Ravichandran Ashwin

Blessed with languid grace and an ability to read the situation, Ashwin adds value to the side by his valuable runs. Statistics point to his twin half-centuries in Australia. It is vitally paramount that he prepares well as he has the skill to play and eke useful runs to bolster the side's tally. Should he put a price tag on his wicket, to shirk his poor run versus the Lankans lately, it will be a huge succor to himself and the team.

Ravindra Jadeja

Possessed with an undiluted skill to lash and clobber the ball when the ball is in his arc of batwing, Jadeja quite enjoyed his stints in England as a late-order destroyer in 2014. He has the ability to cream boundaries with fast hands, and given his opportunities as a bowler may be limited in terms of support from the deck, it is an essential pre-requisite that he turns up and adds gold dust like value with the bat.