[18/07, 12:42 pm] Ba: The captain was out of action for the only Test, with Bumrah leading the side. When Sharma did return, it wasn't with much of a fanfare.24, 31 and 11 in the T20Is and then had that fine partnership with in the first ODI, where his contribution was 76 not out some great shots while he is around, akin both have just not been in for long enough. Surely not the best preparation for the big things to come
[18/07, 12:43 pm] Ba: India is celebrating Pant now, and with reason. But it would be too much to expect the middle-order to be on point all the time. It is essential that the top-order gets its act together at the earliest, since things may not fall in place all the time for the second line of batters.
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[18/07, 12:49 pm] Ba: Thereafter, things once more went rickety, as India were reduced to 31/4 and in spite of some contributions through the middle-order fell short of their target by 100 runs.
The last match of the tour saw Rishabh Pant's trip coming a full circle. But not before we had the same topsy-turvy top-order.
From 38/3 and 72/4, it took some steady stuff from Pant and superb attacking batting by their 133-run fifth-wicket series in India.
While we talk about the top-order troubles, once goes over the many players who came and went. Shubman Gill failed to impress as a Neither was able to justify the billing given to them of being the future of Indian batting.
[18/07, 12:52 pm] Ba: He will be in the business of ODI cricket for a while, but that is where he will be restricted. And to be fair, he hasn't done a bad job overall.
But what about the Big Two? We keep reading and hearing about Virat Kohli's abominable form, made all the more mystifying by the class of his shots, till he plays one wrong ball. But no one is addressing the other elephant in the room - skipper Rohit Sharma.
[18/07, 12:57 pm] Ba: Next came the and even here, the stats aren't too flattering for the first lot of batters. At 46/2 in 4.5 overs, the runs were the wickets. Once more, it was left to the middle-order of Deepak, to rescue things.
The second match of the series saw India fall from 49 for no loss to 61/3 before Ravindra played a holding role and eventually India were up 2-0 in the three-match series.
The saw India's best top-order display for when Rohit Sharma and Shikhar combined to score 114 runs in the first match to give India a 10-wicket win.
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