5 things that will help India on away tours

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4. Our tail should wag, not the opponents

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Gone are the days when the tailenders used to put on a chest guard, have an ugly stance and miss the ball by a country mile just to watch the timber being disturbed. Every successful test team had a tail that contributed well with the bat. So the number of runs that our lower order batsmen make will be very important.

India stands 2nd when it comes to the number of runs made by the last 5 batsmen in the last 2 years. But they all have come mostly from spinners in Indian conditions. Indian fast bowlers have to put their hands up and chip in with some decent runs in order to boost the scorecard.

While fielding, the opposite scenario is the need of the hour. India need someone to step up and clean up the tail as quickly as possible like Mitchell Starc does for Australia. Yadav and Shami are the potential weapons for that job because of their raw pace, reverse swing and the ability to bowl toe crushing yorkers.

There have been quite a few matches where India let the match go of their grip because of the inability to wrap up the tail.

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