India, Nov. 30 -- India will aim to put the humiliation of their recent home Test whitewash against South Africa behind them as they face the Proteas in a three-match ODI series starting Sunday in Ranchi. All eyes will return to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who will be playing in India colours on home soil for the first time since March, a short but crucial audition that could shape their 2027 World Cup prospects.

Both stars looked rusty on their comeback during last month's ODI series in Australia, beginning with ducks that fuelled speculation about their World Cup future. But by the end of the series in Sydney, their vintage partnership, capped by a century stand for the second wicket, served as a timely reminder not to write them off...