Ajinkya Rahane had captained the team brilliantly in Australia in the absence of Virat Kohli and won the series 2-1 that included the Fortress Gabba breach. As Virat Kohli comes back after the paternity leave, it becomes an advantage for India against England in the Test series. Former England captain Kevin Petersen feels that the Kohli-Rahane dynamics will be an interesting narrative during the series.<\/p>\n
\u201cKohli, Anderson, Ajinkya Rahane, how\u2019s he going to go, being captain in Australia and then coming back and Kohli, how\u2019s that dynamic going to work? It\u2019s going to be a very interesting dynamic. I think that might be, something that is talked about a lot during this series,\u201d Pietersen said on Cricket Connected, a Star Sports\u2019 show.<\/p>\n
Petersen said that they will be many key players for India but the emphasis will be given on the Kohli-Rahane dynamics.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have got Jofra Archer, can he knock over Pujara? Bumrah\u2019s back\u2026 there are so many different permutations that could happen in this Test series, but I think there\u2019s going to be a very interesting story that\u2019s going to run through this series \u2013 Kohli comes back as captain after Ajinkya Rahane was so good in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n
He feels England have not sent their best team and selects India as his favourite.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia\u2019s got experience at home, they definitely do. They\u2019ve got Kohli coming back\u2026.England has not taken their best team for the first two Test matches. I think Johnny Bairstow has to be there and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to be there. India are definitely favourites. 100% they\u2019re the favourites, because England haven\u2019t taken their best team or they\u2019re certainly not starting with their best team,\u201d Pietersen said.<\/p>\n
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