- Over-dependence on the top 3
The Indian Cricket is dependent for top 3 batsmen to score runs heavily. This was the case in this series too. Rohit Sharma scored 137 not out in India’s win over England at Trent Bridge, failed to contribute big time in the next two matches.
Rohit Sharma scored 154 runs in 3 matches. Shikhar Dhawan got starts in all three matches but was not able to convert into big scores. The stylish left-handed batsman had scores of 40,36 and 44. He made a total of 120 runs from 3 matches. Indian captain Virat Kohli was the top scorer with 194 runs from 3 matches. He made scores of 75, 45 and 71.