Kevin Pietersen - Pietersen was under severe pressure as he walked out to bat in Mumbai. After text-gate, 'reintegration' and two pretty hideous dismissals in the first Test, his critics were queueing up. He then produced a typically audacious 186. Although a terrible exit in Nagpur followed and concerns over left-arm spin persist, no-one doubts Pietersen's debut to dazzle under the sharpest scrutiny. 7/10