SMALL TWEAKS, BIG IMPACT
The Times of India Delhi|August 22, 2021
What Has Changed From 2018, When India Lost 1-4 In England, To Now? Buoyed By The Lord’s Win, Can Kohli’s Men Sweep The Tests This Time? TOI Takes A Look...
Dwaipayan Datta
SMALL TWEAKS, BIG IMPACT

Not much has changed on paper in this Indian team since 2018. But at this time three years ago, by the end of the second Test, Virat’s boys were 0-2 down and were looking down the barrel. This time, they are 1-0 up and had it not been for a final day washout in Nottingham, it could easily have been 2-0. The team has shown the spunk that we have got used to seeing of late, especially after a brilliant come-from-behind win in Australia earlier this year.

Add to that the increasing vulnerability of the England team and the signs of a historic series win for India in England are clearly visible.

Here are the key differences between India’s 2018 approach and the 2021 campaign....

THE ROHIT & RAHUL FACTOR

In 2018, India started the series with M Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order and by the third Test, it was KL Rahul and Dhawan. But nothing worked and the pressure was always on Virat Kohli to deliver. The captain did deliver, with 593 runs in five Tests, but there was hardly any support for him. This time around, Kohli hasn’t been at his best, but the opening duo of Rahul and Rohit Sharma have been so consistent that the frailties of the middle-order have not come to the fore. In both Tests, they have neutralized the new ball.

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