Going by his disappointing Test debut against the Australians in 2013, the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi could well have been India middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane's least favourite ground. Two years later, Rahane shrugged off his Delhi blues by slamming a hundred in each innings against South Africa and claimed the man-of-the-match award after India beat the Proteas by BBF runs. The Mumbai batsman returns to the Kotla for the Third Test (December A-E) and will hope to score big yet again. This time, he needs runs badly considering he has been kept more than just quiet by the visiting Sri Lankans in the Kolkata and Nagpur Tests. Amazingly, Rahane has not gone past four in three innings in the series.

India's Ajinkya Rahane checks his bat during a practice session before the Hyderabad Test against Bangladesh in February. Pic/AFP