5 things that will help India on away tours

2. Have a settled slip cordon

The cliche "catches win matches" is the most appropriate one in cricket. Slip catching has been a perennial problem in Indian cricket ever since Laxman and Dravid hung up their boots.

At the moment, the Indian slip cordon looks unsettled. While the outfielders have held on to their catches, the conversion rate of our slip fielders doesn't look good. Against spinners, Ajinkya Rahane has been brilliant in the slip position, but you can't expect spinners to create too many chances on foreign soil.

So the slip fielders should step up and convert the chances that are created by the fast bowlers. Too much chopping and changing will not serve the purpose for the Indian slip cordon.