Time For Indian Batsmen To Show Some Promises
Can India bounce back in 5-match series?##
This is perhaps the biggest question raising among the all Indian fans at this moment. Well, the answer is 'yes' they can but only if the batsmen to show some promise this time. They will have to believe that they are still the No.1 Test side in the world.##
Before landing in England and even after losing the first Test, where they put a great fight but unfortunately, could not cross the line and lost the match by 31-runs after reaching so close to winning, India was the favourite to win the 5-match Test series.##
If the first match was very close to a perfect Test match, the second one was the opposite to the first match. It ended with a one-sided affair and England proved that side as they won by an innings and 159-runs. For India, a couple of lost Test matches have raised so many questions and doubts and let out some of the ghosts that have haunted touring Indian sides in the past.##
Win and lose is of part of the game but the way India lost the second match where they could not even compete, doesn't augur so well for the confidence levels. In both innings of the second Test, India could manage only 107 and 130 runs. Their top order collapsed drastically in both the innings. Yes, the conditions were too difficult for the batsmen but still, they were needed to trust their skills.##
So far in this series, only skipper Virat Kohli has looked in great form who has scored 240 runs with an average of 60 in 4 innings. Hardik Pandya is the second highest run-getter for India with 90 runs in 4 innings. Rest of the other batsmen have been lack of runs with opener Murli Vijay (26), KL Rahul (35), Ajinkya Rahane (48), Dinesh Karthik (21) haven't looked in good touch so far.##
On the other hand, Bowlers have performed way better than batsmen. If India could come close to winning the first match, bowlers played a huge role who bowled out England in both the innings. Ravichandran Ashwin whose overseas record was very poor before the series, have looked India's best bowler in two matches so far by taking 7-wickets with a five-wicket haul.##
Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami have also looked in great rhythm with 7 and 6 wickets respectively. The only weak point in India's bowling attack has been Hardik Pandya who played a 3rd seamer role in the second Test in place of Umesh Yadav. He hasn't performed well and because of that, the questions are also raising about his place in playing XI.##
India is 2-0 down in the 5-match Test series. The third Test will do or die for them which is scheduled to play from Saturday, August 18.##
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