India, Nov. 30 -- South Africa's dominating performance in the recently-concluded Test series against India has shattered a lot of confidence surrounding Indian cricket: the low-scoring win in Kolkata followed by the record 408-run thumping in Guwahati has left the Indian team reeling and Gautam Gambhir's role in jeopardy.

India will want to get back to winning ways as soon as possible just to earn a touch of goodwill, and the ODI series set to begin in Ranchi today will provide an opportunity to do just that. Two of the team's finest and most popular players mark their return to international action on home soil, and that means Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will have the chance to slightly restabilise things with the energy and ability t...