5 important problems that the Indian team must address right now

#2 Conceding too many extras

India conceded 25 extras against Pakistan at the Oval

Though India chose to go in with two acclaimed seamers in Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for most of the matches in the tournament, they did not quite give India the consistency that was desired from them.

In the all-important final, it was déjà vu for India as they lost their way conceding wides and no-balls, reminding fans of how Zaheer Khan had lost his way against Australia in the 2003 World Cup final.

India conceded 25 extras against Pakistan at the Oval, including the crucial no-ball off which Fakhar Zaman had been dismissed earlier in the innings. Going forward, India will have to find a way to cut down on the extras in the big stage.

Though many would be forgiven for thinking that the final was an odd occasion when India gave away too many extras, the statistics that might have quietly slipped under the radar is that India were just as poor in the preceding matches.

Against Bangladesh, they conceded 23 extras, and 16 runs were conceded against South Africa even when the Proteas had managed a low total of 191.