New Delhi, June 16 -- The upcoming series against England is a crucial one for India's now senior-most batter, KL Rahul. While the talent and technical prowess are proven, the flashes of it have been way too few for the player of his calibre. The 33-year-old has generated some of his best body of work against England, so it is only right that a career-defining overseas series comes in this country.

In the absence of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, now retired from Tests, the onus is on Rahul to display the steely resolve, an unbreakable defence and those scrumptious, flashy drives that have always made experts rate him so highly, irrespective of his shaky numbers. In short, this WTC cycle is a now-or-never one for the veteran, wh...