4 Positives for Team India in the England Series

#3 The Three middle-order batsmen

Indian middle-order performed reasonably well

The three middle-order batsmen complemented the three fast bowlers truly well. Kohli was the stand out batsman while Pujara and Rahane tried to replicate their skipper.

Pujara showed his class when he scored an unbeaten 132 in the first innings of the fourth Test. In that innings, he displayed his attacking skills as a batsman while playing with the tailenders. The most striking aspect of Pujara’s innings was that after a typical watchful start he looked to score runs at all times.

His crucial century partnership with Kohli in the second innings of the third Test took the game away from England. Pujara finished the series with 278 runs in 8 innings at an average of 40.

Rahane was not at his best in the entire series. However, his crucial century partnership in the first innings of the third Test with Kohli has saved India the blushes of a 5-0 whitewash.

Rahane's partnership with Kohli that saved the 5-0 whitewash

Rahane had a poor series and he finished the series with 257 runs in 10 innings.

The combined efforts of the Indian middle-order should be lauded.