#10YearChallenge: How the face of Indian cricket has changed in the last 10 years

Adaptability to toss outcome

Nowadays the outcome of coin toss doesn't matter for India at home

The Indian teams of 2009 were more over-reliant on the coin falling in their favor in all formats of the game, both at home and away. However, the team of 2019 is different. It is true that this team, like any other team in the world, is over-dependent on toss in away Test matches.

Except that, they are not at all so desperate to win the toss in Test matches at home and white ball cricket anywhere in the world. This team is equally capable of setting a target and as well as chasing one on all conditions. This is one of the biggest evolution of Indian cricket in the last 10 years.

Bench strength and like-for-like players

The 2009 team had some senior players who were indispensable and the team depended a lot on their performances. In the current team, apart from the cream of the main players, there is an adequate like-for-like replacement for the rest of the players. The IPL has helped immensely in improving the bench strength of the fringe players. There is plenty of cover for injury and fatigue in the current team.

Test matches involving India have become more result oriented

With the entry of more number of non-specialists, the hard-earned draw in a Test match in 2019 has become a rarity. In the present Indian team, there are about 5 to 6 players who play in all 3 formats of the game.

Their natural attacking instinct carried forward from white ball cricket lead to their impatience and downfall in Test matches. On home turf, the oppositions are knocked over inside 3 days while on away tours India never plays for a draw. Test Cricket involving India has now become more exciting.