6 questions Indian fans need to ask Ravi Shastri 

#4 Are the underperforming players working on their batting technique?

Quite clearly, India's batting let the team down big time in England. Except for the genius of Virat Kohli, no other batsman displayed any sort of consistency over the course of the series. The top order collapsed time and again in the five matches. While there were a couple of significant knocks by Ajinkya Rahane and Chesteshwar Pujara, the general feeling was that Virat Kohli did not get the support he needed from his fellow batters.

While the players themselves deserve most of the blame for their lack of application, there are certain obvious technical issues which just did not go away. Be it the gap between Pujara's bat and pad or KL Rahul's struggle against the inswinging delivers. Rahane and Murli Vijay have also looked half the players they were on the last overseas cycle.

When such issues are arising, any player, no matter how great needs a mentor to help him. One must remember how Virat Kohli took Sachin Tendulkar's help after his ill-fated tour to England in 2014. At the moment, the most immediate help these players can get is from the team's support staff.

Questions of Ravi Shastri and Batting coach Sanjay Bangar are bound to arise as the same problems keep appearing again and again. One must not forget Ravi Shastri's decision to reject the decision to appoint Rahul Dravid as an overseas batting consultant.