Statistical analysis of India's overseas Test performances in 2018

All-rounders have been decent but need to improve more

Ashwin has been decent as a bowling all-rounder in both series, picking up a wicket or two in most of the innings in conditions that didn’t have too much for him. But maybe he could have done slightly better in England, especially in the 4th Test on a turning pitch. He also made small contributions with the bat in both series, a good example being his 29 and 33* in the 2nd Test Vs England at Lord’s when the other batsmen fell cheaply. He also got a couple of important thirties lower down the order in SA.

Hardik Pandya didn’t have a great outing in the SA series, which was also his first overseas series. Apart from the 93 in the first Test, he added only 26 runs in his next 5 innings combined. He made a significant improvement in England, where was able to get to 20s and 30s on a more consistent basis and also scored a match-defining half-century. With the ball too, Pandya has improved a lot from SA (3 wickets in 3 matches), as he was amongst the wickets on quite a few occasions in England. Though he has a lot more to improve on, he is showing progress with every series which is a good sign. But with Jadeja putting up a good performance in the last Test, it would be interesting to see who the selectors prefer in the near future.