The Positives and the Downsides for the Indian Test Team in 2018

4. Effective spin-bowling attack

The Indian spinners played their part

Though the Indian fast bowlers took the center stage on overseas conditions, the spinners too did their bit to make the Indian bowling more potent. In the five matches that he got to play, Ravindra Jadeja took 25 wickets. He contributed to the memorable Melbourne win with 5 wickets.

Ravichandran Ashwin, though plagued by injuries, took 38 wickets in 10 matches. He contributed with 7 and 6 wickets respectively to India’s win at Birmingham and Adelaide.

Though Kuldeep Yadav didn’t get many opportunities in the overseas Tests, he took 10 wickets in the 2 Test matches at home against the West Indies.

The Indian spinners played a good supporting role to their fast bowlers by holding one end up and by providing crucial breakthroughs.