Much has modified in Indian cricket for the reason that nationwide staff final misplaced a Test collection on house soil practically 10 years in the past.
Former captain MS Dhoni retired from Test cricket, Virat Kohli took up the mantle to guide India to the highest of the rankings earlier than stepping down this yr and 4 completely different coaches have been answerable for the staff.
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But India’s relentless house domination continued.
They have hosted 42 matches since England claimed a well-known 2-1 victory in 2012. The hosts have misplaced two Tests however gained each collection — 15 in a row after the 2-0 sweep of Sri Lanka.
Several groups have come to Indian shores with excessive hopes of conquering the “ultimate frontier”. Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and England have toured twice since 2012 and lost every series.
Bangladesh and Afghanistan were also thrashed while Sri Lanka have now gone 22 matches without a win in India — the most by any team in a country.
Many of India’s victories have been achieved in emphatic fashion, often without having to bat a second time.
As a result, competition for places has become cut-throat and batting stalwarts such as Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, with 177 Test caps between them, have been dropped.
Against Sri Lanka, they were not missed.
A rapidly maturing Shreyas Iyer cemented his place in the middle order with two half-centuries on a Bengaluru pitch that aided the Lankan spinners and Hanuma Vihari showed promise at number three.
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Dhoni’s shoes were probably the biggest to fill but the daring Rishabh Pant has made the wicketkeeper’s job his own.
Pant had proved his mettle overseas and in the past 14 months has contributed match-turning knocks lower down the order.
Lightning-quick glove work, sound judgement on reviewing decisions and fireworks with the bat contributed to a player of the series award against Sri Lanka.
Pant has had his critics, mainly for his propensity to throw his wicket away with rash decision-making.
But his skipper Rohit believes he has learned to play a delicate balancing act between trusting his instincts and curbing them.
“As a cricketer you want to evolve. In the past, I’ve made a few mistakes, but I want to keep improving. My mindset is not the same,” Pant stated. “I used to suppose an excessive amount of about what I’d miss. Now I’m specializing in my course of.”
With India playing matches across all three formats throughout the year, squad rotation has been key to keeping players fresh — especially fast bowlers.
Jasprit Bumrah has played 29 Tests for India but the Bengaluru game — where he picked up eight wickets — was only his fourth at home.
“Keeping the workload in mind we have to rotate these bowlers, so he’s missed a lot of games,” Rohit stated.
“He’s fairly eager to make an affect in Test cricket. Going ahead, you will note Bumrah taking part in Tests in India and overseas, however we have to take care of these guys.”
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