5 reasons why India are struggling to win overseas Test series

Constant chopping of players

Time for Virat Kohli to identify his first-choice XI

Not just overseas, this is a problem that the current Indian team is facing as skipper Virat Kohli often changes the playing XI. It is very evident from the fact that he has played the same XI in two consecutive matches in the 39 matches he captained India in the format.

If a player fails to perform, he finds himself out of the playing XI in quick-time. Even the likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara were spared as Rahane was overlooked for "in-form" Rohit Sharma in South Africa while Pujara was made to sit out to accommodate all three openers, who were playing well prior to the start of the first Test against England.

What is the kind of message the team management is trying to send to the players? Because of this, there are chances that players might feel insecure about their place in the side and play for themselves and eventually get out.