Sri Lanka vs India 2017: Rating the India cricketers after ODI series

Middle-order

Dhoni and Kohli were simply sensational throughout the series

Virat Kohli - 9/10

After a slightly disappointing tour of West Indies by his lofty standards, Virat Kohli went about setting the record straight in the ODI series and Sri Lanka, his favourite opponents, were the unforunate victims. Through the course of the series, he had hit back-to-back centuries, finished unbeaten on 82 and went second on the all-time list of most ODI centuries with 30, behind only Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli was in simply sensational form throughout the ODI series and as has been the case for a while now, was the bedrock of India's success while chasing.

KL Rahul - 3/10

After an impressive display in the Test series, where he claimed the world record for fifties in most consecutive Test innings, KL Rahul had a series to forget. Batting in the middle-order, instead of his usual spot at the top of the innings, the Karnataka batsman found it difficult to get going and finished with just 28 runs in the first four matches before he was dropped. His poor form also brought his average down to 35.42

MS Dhoni - 9/10

If there were question marks surrounding MS Dhoni's place in the side before the series, there were certainly none at the conclusion of the series in which he claimed the world record for most ODI not outs and became the first keeper to complete 100 ODI stumpings.

He also played a crucial role in two of India's run chases in the series and wasn't dismissed in the entire series and finished with 162 runs to his name. The 36-year-old continues to make a mockery of his age and like fine wine, seems to be getting better with age.

Manish Pandey - 6.5/10

If one Karnataka batsman struggled, the other made sure that he delivered when he finally got his opportunity. After not playing the first three ODIs on the back of an impressive showing in the A series that India won, Manish Pandey could have been forgiven for thinking his time wouldn't come.

But he played the last two ODIs and scored a fifty on his comeback to the ODI side and fell just 14 short of making it two fifties in two in the final ODI.