India's strongest playing XI when everyone is fit

2. KL Rahul

KL Rahul has shown an aggressive side to his game lately

Karnataka’s KL Rahul is riding on a wave of momentum ever since his international debut and has catapulted himself into fame with sparkling performances across the various formats of the game. He made his name as a technically-correct Test batsman and he will do well to bring back stability into his game afte a failure in the last Test he played. More recently, we have seen a more devastating, attacking side to his game.

He will have to work on keeping himself fit after a string of injuries.

Openers that miss out – Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir