India vs West Indies 2016: India Probable Playing XI

2) Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan will have to fight for his place

There will be few people feeling as much pressure on this series as the 30 year old from Delhi. Staunchly backed by Ravi Shastri during his term as team director, Shikhar Dhawan often failed to perform and flattered to deceive. With Anil Kumble shepherding in a new era in Indian cricket, Dhawan’s career is at a crossroads in the longest format of the game. It does help massively that he scored a half century in the first tour match and has the support of captain Virat Kohli. However, his inconsistency came to the fore as he was dismissed for 9 in the second tour game. All eyes will be on Shikhar Dhawan, though, as much fancied KL Rahul waits in the wings. Shikhar Dhawan, the uncanny one at #2

On red-alert:

KL Rahul

KL Rahul has been imperious lately

The gods are certainly shining on the stylish 24 year old from Bangalore. He broke through with his performances in his 5 Tests so far, scoring 2 hundreds already. With the tag of a Test match specialist, he entered this year’s IPL and shined in the RCB line-up. This performance earned him a call to the ODI side, where he scored a 100 on debut. Simply remarkable. Has shown that he has the ability and tenacity to perform at the highest level with many experts tipping him to remain the Test opener for a long time to come. Showed astonishing form in both the warm-up games as he was unbeaten throughout. KL Rahul, waiting to pounce #2.