#1 Virat Kohli

The Indian skipper makes it count whenever he gets a chance in the limited overs format. Known as the modern day great, Kohli had a forgettable 2014 series against England. The prolific batsman had a disastrous test series, averaging a meagre 13.50.
Kohli had a great 2017 International season scoring plenty of runs in Test and ODI.
Dhawan and Rohit at the top, Kohli at No.3, Dhoni at No.5 makes India clear favourites going into the series. If Kohli gets going, it would be an uphill task for the opponents to stop him. India's performance in the upcoming series is somewhat dependent on Virat Kohli's performance.
Virat Kohli's overall performance:
ODI: Matches- 208, Runs: 9,558
Test: Matches- 66, Runs: 5,554
T20I: Matches-59, Runs:1,992
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