India vs New Zealand 2017: 5 areas India need to improve on

#1 Opening batsmen should be prudent against the new ball

Should be watchful against the new ball

Despite the brilliance of Virat Kohli, India were short by almost 20-30 runs, something which was acknowledged by the captain himself.

This was primarily due to the fact that the openers were blown away by an inspired Trent Boult during the opening burst. Not taking anything away from Boult, but the Indian batting lacked application and they played one rash stroke too many and gifted their wickets away to him.

Hence, the innings was always in a state of repair and thus it could never take off and the eventual score was just about par on a good surface.

A definite lesson learnt one that should be taken into the second match.