Jaffer had resigned on Tuesday citing "interference and bias of selectors and the association's secretary for non-deserving players" as the reason.

Rahane also defended his teammate Rohit Sharma's underwhelming form, terming it a matter of time before he sets up a win for the hosts.

Rahane, who led India to historic Test series win in Australia, also backed spinners to do well after being uneventful in the first Test.

Rahane, however, refused to confirm the playing XI or even the 12.

A repeat of the historic 2-1 Test series win in Australia would take India into the final of the World Test Championship.

Rahane was earlier criticised by Sanjay Manjrekar, who pointed out that the batsman hasn't performed in hist last seven innings.

The former cricketer criticises fellow Mumbaikar's poor patch of form since his mercurial century in the Melbourne Test with the batsman just managing a solitary run in Chennai.

James Anderson was at the top of his game, generating a brilliant reverse-swing to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane on the final day of the 1st Test.

England captain Joe Root took an incredible one-handed diving catch to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane, as troubles mount for India.

Kohli, who missed the last three Tests in Australia for the birth of his child, will be leading India from the first match of the four-Test series against England.

Nasser Hussain believes that things could change in Team India if England manages to beat India in the first match of the series.

The IPL has made it easier for players across the globe to come closer and also exchange notes on each other's games while sharing the dressing room for two months.

The first two matches of the four-Test series will be played in Chennai while the action will shift to Ahmedabad for the remaining two Tests. 

Kohli, who missed the last three Tests in Australia for the birth of his child, will lead India in the first Test against England that begins on February 5.

The Indian vice-captain shared a video of his batting at the nets of the MA Chidambaram stadium.

The four-match rubber against England starts here on Friday, weeks after Rahane led India to an incredible come-from-behind Test series win in Australia.

Former England skipper feels that pressure of Kohli's captaincy will only get the best out of the Indian captain.

The former Australian all-rounder feels taking away captaincy from Virat Kohli will help him focus entirely on his batting entirely.

Ramiz Raja credits Virat Kohli for playing a big role in creating a team with aggression that fired to win against all odds Down Under, which included a historic win over Australia at their bastion Gabba in 32 years.

India are set to return to action from February 5 when the side takes on England in the first match of four-match Test series.India are set to return to action from February 5 when the side takes on England in the first match of four Tests.