The team management problems that are hurting the Indian team overseas

3. Wicketkeeper: A batsman who can keep

In the quest to become a better batsman, Karthik's glovework has seen a steady decline

As long as Wriddhiman Saha was around, India never felt the gap left by MS Dhoni. He could bat with the tail, gobble up more than half of the half-chances, and had safe hands overall. With the unfortunate injury, all the management has tried to do is to replace him with "a batsman who can keep".

KL Rahul, Parthiv Patel, Dinesh Karthik, and recently, Rishabh Pant have been tried in the spot but the wicketkeeping has continued to be abysmal. Forget about the half-chances, giving away byes is an intolerable sin in the international circuit.

When you've got to do squats for 90 overs, the keeping skills should become the deciding factor. And with searing pitches and fast outfields overseas, the task is not getting easier. Judging the ball off the pitch is no trivial task and anyone who can wield the bat, can't keep the wickets to an equal measure.

With no such players under the selectors' radar, the onus is to nurture someone who can fit the bill. If Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are looked upon as possible long-term replacements, they should also be trained by keeping the current lesson in mind.