5 areas where India can improve before they tour outside the subcontinent

#1 The curious case of opening batsmen

India has not yet zeroed in on a stable opening pair

This is an aspect where India needs some help from their think tank. In the last few years, one or the other opener has failed to click which gives the side an early setback. When Murali Vijay was in good nick, KL Rahul failed or when Rahul looked destined for a big score, Vijay lost his wicket cheaply.

In any overseas test win that India had managed, a strong opening partnership had given a resolute foundation for other batters to build their innings on and amass a big total. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Abhinav Mukund, Murali Vijay and KL Rahul are in the running for two spots of India's openers and now the Indian management has a huge task on their hands to find a stable duo.