5 important problems that the Indian team must address right now

#4 Inconsistent middle order

Dhoni had a mixed tournament

Going into the tournament, there were big concerns about India’s batting form because of the questions over the form of the Indian openers and the middle order. All questions over the Indian opening combination and the form of the Indian captain Virat Kohli have been put to rest because of their superlative form during the tournament.

However, the brilliant performances of the top three have glossed over the ordinary performances of India’s middle order. In all fairness, the middle order remained unrequired for most of the tournament but that does not banish the question marks hanging over their heads.

Everyone must have been expecting a bit more from Kedar Jadhav, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. On the big day of the final, when the top order was blown away because of that brilliant spell from Mohammad Amir, no one in the lower middle order except Hardik Pandya could put up a semblance of resistance.

Also considering the ages of Yuvraj and Dhoni two years from now, question marks remain over whether they are the best men to go with keeping the World Cup 2019 in mind.