3 Changes India needs to make in its Playing XIs for the 2nd Test

#2 Karun Nair in place of Ajinkya Rahane

India's go-to man in overseas conditions, Ajinkya Rahane is far from the player he once used to be. His technique seems deteriorated, his shots half-hearted, and his confidence is on the lower side. The way he had been playing at Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and West Indies was unparalleled and other batsmen used to look up to him but now, it's been a while since he's lived up to the expectations from him.

The dismal way he has performed against Sri Lanka at home and against South Arica in South Africa and then again his failure in the one-off Test match against Afghanistan in Bengaluru make one come to terms with the fact that the Indian team needs to look at possible replacements, most probably long-term ones.

Ajinkya Rahane's incompetence with the bat has gone on for a little too long

Karun Nair is a player one simply cannot overlook, owing to his fabulous domestic and List A records and the historic 303 not out. Being the only second player in the history of Indian cricket to slam a triple hundred after Virender Sehwag, Karun has proved that he is the 12th man to every Indian Test playing XI. Any drop in form or dip in performance by any player would directly mean a call for Karun to play. He has shown tremendous technique and temperament with the skills and mental ability to play long innings against the big names of International cricket.

The talented Karun Nair