England won four out of five tosses.
Result – India winning the series 4-0. The lesson to be learnt – winning the toss isn’t akin to winning the match, even in India. India posted their highest Test score ever when the three most successful batsmen in the side didn’t fire. The lesson – this team has serious batting strength.
Indian seamers bowled faster, looked more penetrative and took more wickets than their English counterparts. The lesson – India didn’t need, and won’t need, to make dust bowls to win at home. Also, it’s making us believe that India will be better prepared when they tour overseas next, where wickets will not always be suited to spinners.
The Indian lower order stood tall in almost every single innings and the tail certainly wagged.
The likes of Jayant Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja changed the momentum of the innings and the match more than once. Lesson – India can toy with the idea of playing five bowlers more often, which in turn would give them more chances of winning overseas.
India started as the best Test side in the world and throughout the series they showed why the top spot was rightfully theirs.
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