England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why India lost the fourth Test

Ashwin's disappointing display

Ashwin struggled in the fourth Test

3/124. 9/134. The former were the figures of Ravichandran Ashwin while the latter was Man of the Match-winning Moeen Ali's figures, who was making his comeback to the England side. Irrespective of whether he was fully fit or not, three wickets is not what is expected from someone widely regarded as the best spinner in the world.

It was not only that Ashwin was disappointing with the ball, when there was rough and the conditions were perfect for him to shine, it was that he was thoroughly outplayed by Moeen Ali. In the second innings, Ashwin had the ideal conditions any spinner would have wanted but instead of running through the opposition and being a menace, he barely made a mark.

And to top all of that, he made the wrong decision with the bat in the first innings, when a decent cameo from him with the bat, as he produced in the second innings could have given India a decent first innings lead.