Top 5 learnings for India from the New Zealand Test series

#4 Seamers can be more than an afterthought

Bhuvneshwar’s spell at Eden Gardens proved to be a game-changing one

One of the dilemma-inducing effects of rolling out turning tracks has been the inability of the seamers to become acclimatised to delivering accurate and longer spells which could be a necessity during trips outside the subcontinent.

However, the Indian seam attack, comprising of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and more importantly Bhuvneshwar Kumar, showed signs of contributing substantially to dismissing opposition batting lineups. Bhuvneshwar’s remarkable effort of 5-48 in the second Test at Eden Gardens should give a lot of heart to the team management regarding their all-round potency.