Team India may have won the 2nd Test against England at Visakhapatnam but certain issues still persist, the most alarming being their batting.
While they did well to post 396 in the first innings, India’s batting in the second dig left a lot to be desired. At one stage, they looked primed to set England a target of at least 450, but once again a batting collapse limited it to 399. These implosions are becoming way too common and repetitive for everyone’s liking – including team’s – and was even addressed by captain Rohit Sharma, who expects ‘more from his batters’.
To tackle this problem, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar has suggested a big change in Indian cricket’s approach. The former India captain wants the youngsters to spend more time playing First-Class cricket – be it for India A or Ranji Trophy. Some of the players headed straight into the Test series without playing any form of domestic cricket and that approach is what Gavaskar wants tweaked.