3 best things that happened to India in the limited-overs series in Australia and New Zealand

#2 A settled middle-order

Ambati Rayudu was the leading run-getter in the ODI series.

A middle-order consisting the likes of Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik or Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni may not look strong on paper when compared to their top 3 of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, and Virat Kohli. But, the formerly said trio have the capability to win games on their own on their hay day which has not happened on a consistent basis but they have shown the signs that they can indeed win games for India on their given day.

Ambati Rayudu rescued India from being 4 down with just 18 runs on the board along with Vijay Shankar. He scored a vital 90 which might have sealed a place for him in the World Cup squad and saved India from the blues of Hamilton.

Dhoni and Jadhav too are in fine touch at the moment which is a positive sign for India and if Dinesh Karthik starts to chip in with runs consistently, India will have a solid middle-order than this.