5 reasons why Abhinav Mukund's career might end after the Sri Lanka tour

#1 - Defensive batting approach

Mukund has had a low strike rate through his innings - something Virat Kohli is against

Mukund is an old-fashioned opener who thrives on patience and strong defense. The left-hand batsman generally waits for the bowler to commit a mistake and scores his run on poor deliveries. He is not keen on counter-attacking and does not possess innovative strokes that transform good deliveries into boundaries.

His defensive batting approach is also a reason why he may be dropped from India's Test squad.

In the current Test arena, teams are not only focused on scoring runs but are also determined about scoring them quickly so that their bowlers have enough time to claim 20 wickets. This approach has become a norm in Tests and most players have adapted their game according to this requirement.

Cheteshwar Pujara received flak for his low strike-rate. He too has now amended his game and is scoring runs quickly.

Mukund, however, is still playing with the old approach. On only four occasions in his 14 Test innings, he had a strike-rate of more than 50. His overall strike rate of 45.71 is considered to be low in the modern game and this may become an Achilles heel for him.

Virat Kohli, India's captain is a staunch follower of the policy of accumulating quick runs and hence he may pick other batsmen over Mukund only because of a better strike-rate.